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
800 reports, newest first.
Power train, Apr 12, 2016
OUR DURANGO HAS HAD MAJOR ISSUES SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE NEARLY DIED IN THREE OCCASSIONS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE FOR ISSUES THE MANUFACTURER WAS WELL AWARE OF AND DID NOT ADDRESS IN A TIMELY FASHION. WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS INCLUDING REPLACING THE TIPM, ALTENATOR (TWICE), BRAKE BOOSTER, #2 ENGINE CYLINDER, TRANSMISSION INTERCOOLER, AND DOZENS OF OTHER ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD TO DO THIS OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE DODGE WONT ASSIST UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL MADE AND THEN FORCES US TO DRIVE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT PARTS FOR THE RECALL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IF NOT A YEAR. THIS RECENT ISSUE THE CAR KEPT BUCKING AND KICKING DRIVE DRIVING. VERY CLEARLY THERE ARE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IN ALL THE FORUMS, IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND YET AGAIN DODGE DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE DODGE KNEW AND CONTINUES TO KNOW OF MANY FAULTY LEAKING SEALS AND MISSING SEALS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND AC CONDENSER, YET WILL NOT COVER THEM. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BC IT WAS LEAKING FLUIDS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUCKING AND KICKING. WHEN THEY EVALUATED IT, THEY FOUND A BAD ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY AND A POWER STEERING LEAK PLUS A TRANSMISSION LEAK. (SEE ATTACHED INVOICE). SOME WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (AS WE PREVIOUSLY PAID OUT OF POCKET OURSELVES TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR SO THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON IT) AND THE REST WAS NOT. AGAIN WE HAD TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY FOR KNOWN DEFECT ISSUES OF DODGE. THE BUCKING AND KICKING OCCURRED RANDOMLY WITHOUT NOTICE AS WE DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WERE ALSO ELECTRICAL OUTAGES RANDOMLY AS WELL AND PERIODS OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: WE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE AC AT ALL. IT WOULD RUN COLD AND ONLY HAVE ISSUES WHEN RANDOM ELECTRICAL OUTAGES OCCURRED.
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Apr 12, 2016
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I A CHECK BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH, I PLANNED ON CHECKING INTO IT AT THE UPCOMING GAS STATION WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY, AS I APPROACHED THE OFFRAMP TO THE GAS STATION ALL KINDS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND ABS AND YOU NAME IT STARTED SHOWING IN MY DASH FOLLOWED BY THE WIPERS AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE CAR DIES OUT. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD OR LOCKED, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER JUST BEFORE THE GAS STATION AND SENSED THE SMELL OF BURNED WIRE, I NOTICED I WAS NOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD SO I TRIED PUTTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WAS LOCKED IN PARK, ALSO MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. LOCAL MECHANIC CHANGED THE BATTERY FIRST AND STILL HAD THE CHECK BATTERY LIGHT ON SO HE RECCOMENDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AS WELL WHICH I BOUGHT IMMEDIATELY, 900.00 LATER HERE I SIT WITH NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATERRY BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND CHECK BATTERY LIGHT ON. DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE P60 RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE/HAD THE SAME 160 AMP ALTERNATOR AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH CAN BECOME DEADLY IF NOT FIXED ASAP. IM SURE OF ONE THING, NEVER IN MY LIFE WILL ME OR MY FAMILY BUY A DODGE AGAIN.
Other or unspecified, Apr 6, 2016
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, A DEAD SHORT PERMANENTLY DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE ALTERNATOR PERMANENTLY DAMAGED THE BATTERY. THIS ISSUE WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE SHORT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A FIRE, ALTHOUGH A FIRE DID NOT OCCUR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A FORTUNATE BIT OF LUCK. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE IN OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS TIME. I HAD TO PAY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS ISSUE (DIAGNOSIS, PARTS AND LABOR).
Electrical system, Engine, Apr 6, 2016
ALTERNATOR FAILED OVER HEATING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CAUSING BATTERY AND COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE ROAD BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A PARKING LOT. I DID SMELL SMOKE AND FELT HEAT BUT THERE WAS NO IGNITION OF FIRE. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS RECALL #14V634000.
Electrical system, Apr 6, 2016
MOMENTARY LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION AT ALL SPEEDS. LOSS OF ALL DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER MOMENTARILY. THIS CAUSES A MOMENTARY STALL. DOES NOT LAST LONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AS THE POWER IS IMMEDIATELY RESTORED. HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WEEKLY, ALWAYS WHILE IN MOTION, HAS NOT OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT IDLE. POSSIBLE IGNITION OR TIPM FAULT.
Electrical system, Mar 28, 2016, fire
THE HEADLINER NEXT TO THE MAP LIGHTS COUGHT ON FIRE. MY WIFE HAD PARKED IT AND SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER SHE BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE FLAMES STARTED UP AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT WATER ON IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OUT.
Electrical system, Mar 28, 2016, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,694.
Electrical system, Mar 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND FUSE BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Steering, Electrical system, Mar 11, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND, WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO A MAIN ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,045.
Electrical system, Mar 9, 2016
THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT WITH 48000 MILES ON IT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY WIFE DROVE IT 1.5 MILES HOME. ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND COMPLETELY SHORTED OUT/FRIED. WHILE SHE MANAGED TO GET IT HOME THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CREATED AN ACCIDENT HAD SHE DRIVEN IT LONGER. I AM SHOCKED THAT A FAILURE LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A CAR IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
Electrical system, Engine, Mar 8, 2016
LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP TESTED TIPM AND OTHER PARTS AND FOUND NOTHING BUT I'M STILL HAVING AN ISSUE STARTING MY CAR WHEN MY VEHICLE SITS LONGER THAN 5 HOURS. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD NEW TIPM FOR $1200. I UNDERSTAND TIPM ISSUE IS PENDING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO DODGE DEALER TO PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT SO THAT I CAN REPLACE TIPM OF MY VEHICLE.
Service brakes, Mar 3, 2016
FRONT BRAKES NOT CATCHING
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 3, 2016
2011 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL NOT COMPLETED AS STATED BY DEALERSHIP WORK ORDER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THREE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED ON HER VEHICLE FEBRUARY 3, 2015. NINE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WITH SOME ASSISTANCE, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL MECHANIC, HE SUGGESTED SHE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE HE NOTICED IN THE COMPUTER THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FROM A RECALL, HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE REASON WHY THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC, IT WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 15, 2015, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE THREE RECALLS PERFORMED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND THE COMPUTER READ AS INCOMPLETE. THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL HAD TO BE ORDERED. *JB
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Feb 24, 2016, fire
MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO CAUGHT FIRE. THE ROOF ABOVE THE PASSENGER VISOR BURN SIGNIFICANTLY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE PASSENGER SAID SHE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. BOTH OF US HAVE RETIRED FROM THE ELECTRONICS FIELD. NOT REALIZING THE SEVERITY OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I PARKED THE CAR. WE WENT AWAY FROM THE CAR FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. UPON RETURNING WE OPEN THE DOOR AND ENTERED THE CAR. THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. WE COULD HEAR THE FIRE BURNING IN THE ROOF. WE BOTH JUMPED OUT. WE FLAGGED DOWN SOME PARKING ATTENDANTS. WE OPENED THE HOOD TO GET TO THE BATTERY OR FUSE BOX. I MONITORED THE LIGHT IN THE VANITY MIRRORS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, WHILE THE ATTENDANTS WITH BOOK MANUAL IN HAND, PULLED FUSES UNTIL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE FIRE SLOWED TO A STOP. ONE NOTE IN SPITE OF THE FIRE BURNING OUR HANDICAP STICKER ON THE ROOF SIDE, BLISTERING THE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE ROOF, AND THE INTERIOR ROOF ON FIRE ON NO FUSES BLEW! MY EXPERIENCE IS TELLING ME THAT THE WIRES INVOLVED HAVE BEEN DRAWING TO MUCH CURRENT FOR MANY YEARS. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WIRES INVOLVED, CHANGED WITH HEAT AND TIME. FINALLY THE WIRES GOT TO RESISTIVE AND HEATED TO THE POINT OF IGNITION.
Air bags, Feb 18, 2016
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO PAPA'S DODGE IN NEW BRITAIN, CT. AFTER INVESTIGATING FOR 3 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME A WIRE IN THE A-PILLAR WAS COMPROMISED AND THAT CAR'S AIRBAG SYSTEM MAY NOT OPERATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I WAS GIVEN TWO OPTIONS FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST WAS TO ORDER A NEW WIRING HARNESS THAT WOULD PUT THE REPAIR COST CLOSE TO $800. THE SECOND WAS TO HAVE THE WIRES SPLICED AND REPAIRED WITH NO GUARANTEE FOR $450. I OPTED FOR THE SECOND OPTION AND THE REPAIR HAS HELD UP NOW FOR A MONTH. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN THAT COULD PUT MY FAMILY AND I AT RISK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THESE WIRES ARE COMPROMISED BY SIMPLY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT REIMBURSING ME FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS GIVEN 4 FREE OIL CHANGES AND TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO.
Engine, Feb 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIXTH CYLINDER SPARK PLUG FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
Electrical system, Engine, Feb 14, 2016
2 DIFFERENT EPISODES OF UNEXPECTED VEHICLE SHUTDOWN/STALLING. FIRST EVENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF A LEFT HAND TURN. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN PARTWAY THROUGH THE TURN. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH. PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND CONTINUED HOME UNEVENTFULLY. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AGAIN, IT RESTARTED UNEVENTFULLY AND I CONTINUED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE WORKING NORMALLY OTHERWISE. ACCELERATION AND FUEL ECONOMY ARE NORMAL, AND THERE ARE NO EPISODES OF HESITATION/STUTTERING/MISSING. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE STALL EITHER TIME. BOTH EPISODES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOSTLY WARMED UP EACH TIME, BUT PERHAPS NOT ALL THE WAY. THE "EXACT" MOMENT OF THE STALL SEEMS TO COINCIDE WITH REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, ONCE TO TURN AND ONCE TO ACCELERATE. THE DURANGO WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THAT SAME DAY EACH TIME, AND THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ERROR CODES.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Feb 2, 2016, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, A STRANGE RESISTANCE WAS FELT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,303.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Jan 28, 2016
AFTER HAVING THE CAMPAIGN COMPLETED TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FROM THE TIPM, MY FOG LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS BEGAN OPERATING SPORADICALLY, THEN EVENTUALLY AFTER A FEW WEEKS STOPPED WORKING. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THIS HAPPENED AT DUSK, WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE HEADLIGHTS TRIED TO COME ON AUTOMATICALLY. I TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULBS, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WEREN'T RECEIVING POWER FROM THE TIPM, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT ABOUT $1,200 COST. THIS PROBABLY IS SO OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN, BUT I CANNOT GET THE DEALERSHIP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COST. PLEASE HELP!
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 15, 2016
I PURCHASED MY 2011 DODGE DUANGO CITADEL IN AUGUST 2015. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BOTH WEEKS AND MONTHS APART, MY HAZARD LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY CUT OFF AND ON JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO THINK YOU'RE CRAZY AND SECOND GUESS IF YOU SAW THEM. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT TURNING OVER AT THE START AND BECAME INOPERABLE. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MANAGER DETERMINED THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR REPORTED TO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE TIPM REPLACED, IT WAS ACTUALLY NOT. THE ORIGINAL TIPM WAS STILL IN THE CAR, MEANING THAT THE CARFAX REPORTING THAT THE TIPM RECALL HAD BEEN EXECUTED WAS FALSE. AFTER MY TIPM WAS REPLACED, MY CAR OPERATED FINE UNTIL ONE DAY WHILEI WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I WAS COMING UP ON A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN MY CAR STALLED. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE RADIO STILL FUNCTIONED, BUT I LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING AND MY HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO CUT THEM ON TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT SUCCESSFULLY. I TOOK AROUND 3 WEEKS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPT. FOR MY CAR TO BE LOOKED AT. DURING THIS TIME MY HAZARD LIGHTS SPORADICALLY CAME ON FROM TIME TO TIME, LASTING NO LONGER THAN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. MIGHT I MENTION THAT WHEN THE CAR STALLED MY FCW OFF LIGHT AND THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYMBOL CAME ON. AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM DETECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE CONNECTIONS WERE CHECKED AND THAT NO TROUBLE CODES WERE COMING UP WHEN RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS. I LEFT THE DEALERSIHP HOPING MY PROBLEM HAD BEEN A FLUKE. BOY WAS I WRONG! SINCE THEN, MY HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE STILL BEEN SPIRATICALLY GOING OFF AND HAS STALLED AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO MY ROAD WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
Electrical system, Jan 14, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,900.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Other or unspecified, Jan 8, 2016
PURCHASED NEW 2011 DODGE DURANGO IN 2011, I WASL DRIVING TO WORK THIS WEEK LOCALLY AND DEC 22,2015 BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON I WAS DRIVING WITH KIDS IN THE CARD AND SMELLED BURNING IN CAR THOUGHT IT WAS EXHAUST FROM OUTSIDE TRAFFIC. ANOTHER DAY MY MOM WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME GOING SHOPPING AND SHE SAID SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. BATTERY WENT BECAUSE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AS PER THE AUTO PLACE THE WIRES WERE BURNED ACCORDING TO AUTOPLACE ALTERNATOR BAD,I CONTACTED DODGE AND PROVIDED RECEIPT COPIES FROM THE AUTO PLACE THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD BUT THEY SAID BECAUSE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES THEY WONT REIMBURSE ME AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, I HAVE SEEN OVER 400 COMPLAINTS AND SAFETY ISSUES, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO THEY WANT TO GET INJURED BEFORE THEY RECALL? DEALERSHIP IS NO LONGER AROUND. IF DOES NOT GET RECALLED I WILL MAKE SURE TO TURN THIS ONE BACK AND NEVER PURCHASE FROM DODGE AGAIN AND WILL CONTACT THE MEDIA TO EXPOSE DODGE FOR PUTTING NOT RECALLING THIS ALTERNATOR AND PUTTING THE SAFETY OF FAMILIES IN HARMS WAY. I HOPE NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS, I AM ALWAYS IN THE TRUCK WITH MY KIDS AND I AM REALLY NERVOUS DRIVING MY TRUCK NOW AND WORRIED IF SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE IN THE CAR. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO A BRAND NEW TRUCK. I HAVE HAD USED CARS LONGER THAN THIS AND NEVER ONCE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY ISSUES WITH THE CARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND HOPE IT CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY.
Electrical system, Engine, Jan 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH EVERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FAILED TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMPSTART THE BATTERY FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE JUMPER CABLE CORD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Power train, Jan 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE FAILING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Engine, Dec 23, 2015
THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, ENGIN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO EXPLAINABLE REASON