2016 Dodge Durango
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Exterior lighting is the leading concern among 161 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 17th highest complaint count among 25 Durango model years with reports.
Of the 2016 reports, 23 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 13 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, wiringMay 17, 2018
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.
Campaign 18V332000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsNov 10, 2016
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2016 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 10, 2016, to April 28, 2016 and equipped with a 3.6L engine built at the Saltillo engine plant. During the assembly of the engine, the fuel rail crossover tube may have been damaged, which, over time, may result in a fuel leak.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, can increase the risk of a fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine assembly for damage to the fuel rail crossover tube, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 23, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S85.
Campaign 16V814000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, foundation components, disc, caliperMar 23, 2016
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured December 9, 2015, to January 14, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the left front brake caliper may crack due to being made from an incorrect material.
A cracked brake caliper may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front left brake caliper and depending on its casting date, replace it, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on May 12, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S16.
Campaign 16V168000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
161 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Oct 3, 2016
ORIGINAL ARBITRATION DATA TO NCDS: 1.DURANGO 2016 WAS PURCHASED ON 30 APRIL 2016 WITH THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM (FCWS) WITH BRAKE ASSIST AS AN OPTION. THIS AND THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) SYSTEM WAS APP $2K AS A SAFETY OPTION. HTTP://WWW.DODGE.COM/EN/DURANGO/SAFETY_SECURITY/ . THIS WEBSITE DESCRIBES THE FEATURE. 2.ATTACHED FILE CAPTURE 6 AND 7 DESCRIBE THE FEATURE: 'FCWS PROVIDES THE DRIVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE NOTIFIED VIA AUDIO OR VISUAL ALERT AND IF THE SITUATION MERITS, A LEVEL OF BRAKING TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE AND FINALLY IF THE FCWS EVENT BEGINS BELOW 26 MPH, THE SYSTEM MAY PROVIDE MAXIMUM OR PARTIAL BRAKING TO MITIGATE FORWARD COLLISION.' THIS INFORMATION IS FROM DOCUMENT DOWNLOADED FROM CORPORATE WEBSITE TITLED 2016 DURANGO OM 4TH.PDF PAGE 229 /230 DESCRIBING THE FEATURE. 3. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 6 WEEKS THROUGH THE CHRYSLER RESOLUTION CENTER CASE # 29403021 WORKING WITH PENNY @ 214-583-2188. SHE INFORMED ME THAT IF THE ACC SYSTEM IS WORKING THEN THE FCWS 'SHOULD' WORK BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO BOTH LITHIA DODGE IN LAS CRUCES, NM AND SUNLAND DODGE IN EL PASO TX WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH DEALERSHIPS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC CONSISTING OF POTENTIAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THE SYSTEM NEVER PROVIDED AUDIO/VISUAL OR LIMITED BRAKING ASSISTANCE AS ADVERTISED. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER RESOLUTION'S POSITION IS THAT IF THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, AND THE ACC WORKS, THEN THE SYSTEM 'MUST/SHOULD' BE WORKING. THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR FCWS. ACC DOES WORK. SINCE THEN: 1. ROAD DEMO CONDUCTED WITH VEHICLE AND SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK., 2. ORIGINAL COST OF OPTION WAS REFUNDED. 3. PREFER FAULT BE FIXED AND WILL RETURN REBATE TO DEALER 4. FILES DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM.
Service brakes, Sep 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND SPUN AROUND IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Vehicle speed control, Sep 13, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS REVVED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 981. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Air bags, Sep 6, 2016
WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER "ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT" DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. NO IMPACT, NO LARGE BUMP OR POTHOLE...JUST RANDOM. IT HIT MY WIFE IN THE HEAD/NECK.
Suspension, Sep 6, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOAD LEVELING SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Other or unspecified, Aug 28, 2016
THE AUTOMATIC START/STOP FEATURE FAILS TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE. THE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM "CYCLE SHIFT TO PARK THEN RECYCLE TO DRIVE". THE D FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE D ON THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FLASHES. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BUT MAY OCCUR DURING A SHORT STOP PRIOR TO TURNING OR MERGING ONTO A STREET. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS PAUSE THAT COULD RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION BY BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THERE IS A FUNCTION BUTTON TO DISABLE THE START/STOP FEATURE BUT THE DEFAULT POSITION ON ENGINE START IS ON.
Power train, Aug 24, 2016, crash
COMPUTER/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CAR BROKE DOWN AND COULD NOT PUT IN PARK BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THOUGHT MY SPEED WAS TOO HIGH EVEN THOUGH I WAS STANDING STILL. ONCE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER IT MOVED FORWARD WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. (VIDEO EVIDENCE) IN A PREVIOUS INCIDENT THE CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK AND NOT TURNED OFF. I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE CAR IDLED FORWARD ON ITS OWN DAMAGING A GARAGE AND THE CAR ITSELF. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS DUE TO ME NOT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK BUT NOW I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS THE CASE. I BELIEVED THE CAR TO BE IN PARK BUT THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL KEPT THE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT VEHICLE WAS IN PARK.
Power train, Aug 16, 2016
RENTAL CAR. CABLES FOR GPS AND PHONE WRAPPED AROUND ROTARY SHIFT CONTROL. WHEN THEY WERE MOVED WHILE AT STOP LIGHT, TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. WHEN FOOT WENT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR, CAR MOVED BACKWARDS RATHER THAN FORWARD. ROTARY CONTROL SHOULD BE HARDER TO MOVE, EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED.
Air bags, Aug 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Vehicle speed control, Jul 13, 2016
AFTER PURCHASE, IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN A REAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN FOR RECALL ON ANOTHER PART AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL, WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT LIGHTS. LIGHTS ON DASH, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC, NOT WORK PROPERLY OR ALL SUDDEN DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT ALL. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK NOW 5 TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS IS BAD AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUES TO SAY THEY CALLED CHRYSLER FOR PARTS TO TRY TO REPAIR. WHILE MY 83 YRS OLD DAD WHO BOUGHT THE CAR, LEFT SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR 4-5 HOURS EVERY TRIP AND NO RENTAL VEHICLE AVAILABLE FROM ENTERPRISE OR HERTZ. AFTER SITTING THERE 5 HOURS TODAY, WE HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE. THIS TIME, WE ARE READY TO CALL ATTORNEY FOR LEMON LAW IN MISSOURI.
Latches/locks/linkages, Mar 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.