2004 DODGE DURANGO Electrical System Problems

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS RAINING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND SMOKE WAS SEEN FROM THE HOOD, THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION OR NO ONE WAS NEAR THE TRUCK AT THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IN AND THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND $1000.00 WAS SPENT ON REPAIRS AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN FOR A CAR WASH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THE DODGE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE WATER TO GO IN TO THE ENGINE I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUG WIRES AND CABLES ANOTHER $600.00 BUT I WAS TOLD THAT AS WATER KEEPS GOING IN THE SAME PROBLEM MAY OCCUR. TESTS WERE DONE IN THE DODGE DEALER SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT WATER IS GOING IN TO THE ENGINE BUT CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER BEING DRIVEN IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING EACH TIME IT WOULD RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

WHEN RAINING VEHICLE WANTS TO SHUT OFF DUE TO WATER RUNNING DOWN THE HOOD/ WINDSHIELD COWL AND DIRECTLY RUNNING ONTO ENGINE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. PERFORM A SEARCH FOR VEHICLE AND ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

OEM CD PLAYER HAS BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO BATTERY CHANGE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF DCC. EVEN NEW 2013 AND 2014 MODELS. DCC REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. DEALERS CHARGE BIG BUCKS TO RE-FLASH CONTROL MODULE SO THAT CD PLAYER IS AGAIN RECOGNIZED BY COMPUTER. WHY SHOULD A VEHICLE HAVE TO BE RE PROGRAMMED EVERY TIME A BATTERY GOES DEAD? THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN SOFTWARE AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR IT. *TR

DURING MEDIUM/HEAVY RAIN THE ENGINE STALLS BADLY OR COMPLETELY DIES. ALSO HAPPENS DURING CAR WASHES, THOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE THEN- JUST AGGRAVATING! :( RESTARTS ONLY AFTER RAIN SUBSIDES. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION- FOR MYSELF AND THOSE VEHICLES AROUND ME. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. DESPITE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS, IT APPEARS DODGE HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ALIENATING MANY PREVIOUSLY LOYAL CUSTOMERS (THIS WAS A VERY POPULAR SUV). THE FACTORY WARANTY WAS EXPIRED/NEAR TO EXPIRE WHEN MOST OF US BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THIS SO WE HAD LITTLE RECOURSE. AS MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS LOW MILES FOR ITS AGE, I PLAN TO KEEP IT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE- CIRCUMSTANCES PERMITTING... THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME POST MY CONCERN HERE! I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. LONG OVERDUE! STEP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE RADIO THEN IMMEDIATELY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS AND REAR HATCH ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER WATER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH A RAIN, DRIVING THROUGH A DEEP PUDDLE OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH FOR INSTANCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WATER IS GETTING UNDER THE COWL AND ONTO MY MOTOR. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 HEMI DURANGO TO SEVERAL SHOPS/DEALERS AND THE WATER IS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THE CYLINDERS ARE MISFIRING, SOME OF THE METAL PARTS UNDER THE HOOD HAVE RUSTED IRREPARABLY (IE. MOTOR HEAT GUARDS), THE WINDSHIELD GETS ICE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, MY HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAT WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES DUE TO THE WIRES UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH GETTING WET, AND THIS WATER GETTING THROUGH IS ALSO CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL OR ALMOST STALL EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR TAKE IT THROUGH A CAR WASH. THIS WATER IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT IS ALSO RUSTING HORRIBLY FAST NEAR THE WHEEL WELLS AND ON THE BACK TRUNK HATCH. WITHIN ONLY 2 WEEKS OF COLD WEATHER I NOW HAVE A SOLID HOLE FROM THE RUST. WHY CAN'T THEY RECALL...

GOES IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL PORTION STARTED AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WORSENED AFTER SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULDN'T STAY CHARGED, AND I ENDED UP NEEDING A TOW EVERY OTHER WEEK. MY CAR INSURANCE WENT UP TO $550.00 A MONTH. I WAS ALWAYS STRANDED. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE IN THE RAIN. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT DID IT ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I SAW A SEMI COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I THOUGHT I WAS DEAD. I GOT IT STARTED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO GET OUT THE WAY. EVENTUALLY IT COULDN'T' START ANYMORE. I HAD IT SITTING FOR A YEAR AS I KEPT MAKING LOAN PAYMENTS. I FIXED ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER...THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM...THE CAR WOULD START AND DIE A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS LAST TIME I CHANGED THE STARTER...

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

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 V8 IT WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS RAINING, THE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING WITHOUT THE KEYS OR ANY POWER GOING TO THE TRUCK. I TRIED TO MOVE THE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE TO CHECK ON IT AND IT STARTED SMOKING ON THE INTERIOR AND SMOKE FROM THE HOOD. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I OPENED THE HOOD AND REMOVED THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY, THE FIRE AND POLICE WERE CALLED. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED THEY CHECKED THE TRUCK AND SAID THAT WATER WAS COMING IN FROM THE FRONT OF THE FUSE BOX AND THAT IT MAY HAVE CAUSED A SHORT THAT MADE THE LIGHTS BLINK. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN MY GARAGE AND I AM NOT DRIVING IT AT THIS TIME I TRIED TO TURN IT ON JUST TO WARM IT...

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ALSO WHILE MAKING TURNS. HAVE HAD AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS SINCE THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES. VEHICLE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. DURANGO HAS A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE WHEN IT INVOLVES OVER FOUR YEARS OF PRODUCTION? ARE WE WAITING ON A INCIDENT LIKE TOYOTA HAD BEFORE WE REACT? THIS HAS HAPPENED TO DURANGO'S WITH MILEAGE LOW TO HIGH. PLEASE HELP US NOW ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO YOU. THANKS !

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SAT OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN WHILE I WAS AWAY ON A TRIP WHEN IT RETURNED AND RESTARTED IT, I HEARD A LOAD POP AND THE ENGINE IDLING ROUGH, GOT OUT TO CHECK AND SEEN AND SMELLED OIL COMING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. MOTORS TOAST, GOOD JOB CHRYSLER FOR A QUALITY PRODUCT! *TR

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

MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT BEGAN DOING SOMETHING BIZARRE A FEW MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES. THIS HAS 4.7L V8 AND THE AWD-4HI-4LO 2-SPEED TRANSFER CASE. THE "SERVICE 4WD" AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STUCK IN 4HI WITH THE TIRES GRABBING ON A TURN. THE SELECTOR KNOB ON THE DASH WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE FUNCTION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR, INSPECTED THE MOTOR AND WIRING, AND CHANGED THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID AGAIN. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR. THE MOTOR COSTS $1190 PLUS TWO HOURS LABOR AND TWO QUARTS OF ATF+4 FLUID. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR OR THE TRANSFER CASE OR THE...

WENT OUT TO START 2004 DODGE DURANGO MORNING AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, TURNED KEY AND ROD WENT THRU BLOCK. HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT WHEN IT RAINED (CAUSED MULTIPLE MISFIRES) FOUND OUT LATER AFTER THE ENGINE BLEW THAT THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THE COWL LEAKAGE PROBLEM THAT ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK ONTO MOTOR. THINK THERE SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL OR LETTER ADVISING US THIS NEEDED FIXED. EVIDENTIALLY THESE COMPLAINTS AREN'T BEING READ OR NO ONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM. GUESS WERE ALL SCREWED BY DODGE. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED PROPER EVERY 3000 MILES JUST FOR INFORMATION DODGE WILL NOT HELP ANYONE IF ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL TELL YOU YOUR ON YOUR OWN. SALE, SALE, SALE, YOUR DODGE DURANGO AND DON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE. SALE IT AND DON'T KEEP BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. BY SELLING IT THE PROBLEM IS THEN SOLVED BECAUSE DODGE OR THESE GUYS...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREET FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND DASH WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT APPEARED TO BE AN OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO THEY DID NOT NEED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE INTERIOR ROOF BECAUSE THE WIRING HAD STARTED BURNING ALONG THE EDGES OF THE ROOF INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS UP-TO-DATE ON FACTORY RECALLS, AND DESPITE THIS, IT STILL BURNED. I DID NOT RECEIVE A WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CLEAR, AND THE 2004 DURANGO ONLY HAD ABOUT 75500 MILES AS OF 4/2013. I WAS THE SOLE OWNER. *TR

PURCHASED MY HEMI DODGE DURANGO 2004, WITH APPROX. 90,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY 20,000 MILES INTO THE PURCHASE, TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP ACCELERATING INTO A 40 MPH. LANE AT APPROX. 25-35 MPH, (CLUNK) AFTER HEARING A LOUD THUMP, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TOWED TO EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE, CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER MAINTENANCE DEPT., ONLY OPTION TO RESOLVE MY MATTER WAS TO REPLACE MY NOW DEAD 110,000 MILE ENGINE WITH A RE BUILT ENGINE AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $2,500/APPROX.70,000 MILES. APPROX. 15,000 MILES AND ONLY LOCAL DRIVING (3 MILES TOPS/PER DAY), I AM EXPERIENCEING FAULTS WHICH LEAD ME TO BELIEVE, I WILL EXPERIENCE THIS UNFORTUNATE PROBLEM AGAIN. VEHICLE ALSO, TURNS OFF IN HEAVY RAIN, AIR BAGS ALERTS ARE FAULTY, STEREO EQIPMENT FAULTY, ELECTICAL SEATING FAULTY. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

ANY AND ALL TIMES THE BATTERY CABLES ARE REMOVED FROM THE BATTERY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER RECONNECTION OF THE BATTERY. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND MUST BE RECALIBRATED BY A DEALER AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $100. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. *TR

WENT TO THE REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE CAR LOOKED AT CODE P2302 CAME UP WHEN CHECKING THE COMPUTER WAS INFORMED THAT WOULD NEED A NEW PCM REPLACED WITH A NEW FACTORY ONE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR IT THE LIGHT BLINKS AND JUST STAYS ON BOTH TIMES THE CODE P2302 CAME ON THE IGNITION COIL FOR THAT CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC WAS MELTED. *TR

BOUGHT THIS 04 DURANGO WITH A HEMI, IN 2010. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH RUNNING ROUGH OR STALLING AFTER/DURING RAIN. SOMETHING IS GETTING WET? DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT WORKS FINE AFTER IT DRIES. ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE FAILURE POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE REPAIR FOR THIS RECALL (#D40) IN 2007. THE SAME BATTERY CABLE IS NOW FAILING AND IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE BATTERY CABLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AFTER MARKET SO THEY HAVE BEEN ORDERED FROM DODGE. THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE RECALL TO REPAIR WHEN THE THING FAILS EVEN AFTER IT WAS FIXED. IT STARTED HAVING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES SO I BROUGHT IT TO REPAIR SHOP (NOT DEALERSHIP). DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I DID CALL DAIMLER/CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER AND THEY WERE...

TRUCK CUT OUT WOULD NOT RESTART HAD STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION NEEDED TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF SAID INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER STEERING BRAKES OR ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL HOURS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR THE NIGHT, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY POWERED ON WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE AND BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MOON ROOF AND WATER SEEPING IN, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHEN THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS USED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT AND EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LAMPS. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, SYMPTOMS AND PART NUMBER INVOLVED FOR THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT EXHIBITS SAME SYMPTOMS AND INVOLVES THE SAME PART THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08059 REPORT DATE OF NOVEMBER 12, 2012 REFERENCES WHICH HAS RESULTING IN AN FACTORY EXTENDED RECALL FOR DODGE/ RAM 3500 WHICH USE THE EXACT SAME TURN SIGNAL MULTI SWITCH PART NUMBER INVOLVED IN THE ABOVE STATED RECALL. WITH COUNTLESS REPORTS OF THIS MULTISWITCH INCORRECTLY ILLUMINATING THE OPPOSITE INTENDED TURNING DIRECTION. THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH CREATES A GREAT DANGER AND POTENTIAL DISASTER FOR MANY ON THE ROADWAY. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ENGINE, ALL POWER. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NOTHING. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. LAST TIME, SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY DOING 60MPH WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN IN CAR. *TR

THE BLEND DOOR WHICH CONTROLS WHERE HEAT AND AC ARE DIRECTED BREAKS ON THIS VEHICLE. IM UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. *TR

MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE OF MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (5.7LTR) CAME ON, THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND BOTH OF THOSE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAL AND A POP, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL FALL STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH QUICKLY TURNED A THICK BLACK COLOR. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THROUGH THE SMOKE, AS IT WAS SO DENSE. I GRABBED MY PHONE AND PROCEEDED TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD (THE VEHICLE WAS BLOCKING A LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MY TOWN). I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND THOUGHT, "AM I ON FIRE?". MY PASSENGER INSTRUCTED ME TO LOWER MY WINDOW BECAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER WAS YELLING SOMETHING AND MAKING HAND GESTURES. WHEN I...

I BOUGHT MY DURANGO AT A USED DEALERS. IT HAD 56000 MILES ONE OWNER, 2010, CENTER COLUMN PANEL OVER HEATED AND YOU COULD SMELL PLASTIC BURNING. THE RADIO SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITION CONTROLS WELL ACTUALLY EVERYTHING WAS SO HOT YOU HAD TO TURN OFF TRUCK TO LET THAT CENTER PANEL COOL DOWN BEFORE YOU COULD TURN THEM OFF,THE NEXT THING I STARTED HEARING A BAD SHIFTING NOISE AND IT BANGED REALLY LOUD LIKE FROM THE REAR END I ASSUMED. NO MATTER IF YOU WERE DRIVING SLOW OR FAST THE TRUCK WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND SOUNDING LIKE A ROD OR SOMETHING WAS GOING TO COME THROUGH THE FLOOR. I HAVE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE DOWN WHEN WAS TOLD BUT THIS DIDN'T HELP AT THE TIME THE DOWNSHIFTING STARTED IT WAS 90,000 MILES ,NOW I AM AT 93,000 -OR 98,000 MILES AND SOMETHING IS REALLY KNOCKING TO ME I THOUGHT IT MIGHT...

AT 93000 MILES WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON REPLACED TIRE AT NORMAL TIME TO CHANGE, BUT LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT. ALSO HAVING OTHER INSIDE PROBLEMS, ENGINE IS MAKING BAD NOISES, WIPERS DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME, AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COOL AIR EVEN HAVING IT FILLED WITH FREEON, CENTER PANEL OVER HEATS. AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ONE ELSE IN TRUCK. *KB

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE ENGINE STALLS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION FOR 2-3 MINUTES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. *KB

NEEDING MORE INFO ON JUST WHAT DOES THE GAS CAP DO. SO FAR I'VE HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THE GAS CAP WASN'T TIGHTENED. MY LATEST DISCOVERY, I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, TURNED ON THE IGNITION, AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY DIED, WITH NO FURTHER TURNOVER. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THOUGHT OF CHECKING THE GAS CAP, MADE A FEW TURNS, AND GOT BACK INTO MY VEHICLE, AND, IT TURNED OVER WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHAT OTHER FEATURES DOES THIS ITEM HAVE THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE SHORTED OUT, MELTING THE EGR TUBE DUE TO THE CLUSTER BEING PROGRAM INCORRECTLY. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY CABLE AND THE EGR TUBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V578000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO UNLOCK AND LOCK. SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND ONE OF THE ENGINE PISTONS CAME THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER HOME WHERE IT REMAINED PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WERE HOLES WITHIN THE ENGINE AND THE PISTON CASINGS WERE SHATTERED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL), DUE TO THE CONTACTS ORIGINAL DEALER BEING OUT OF BUSINESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,050.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF, HAS HAPPEN BEFORE NOW GETTING WORSE AND SCARED TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN IT, I'VE HAD THE SAME FOUR CODES POP UP AND AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE THE (PCM) POWER CONTROL MODULAR. I'VE SEEN NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS, BUT SEEMS TO BE GOING NO WHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG. AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE DEALERS LOT IT SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES FOR IT TO START. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSE IF IT SHUTS OFF, I LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT'S HARD TO CONTROL GOING AT THOSE SPEEDS. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO AND LET ME TELL YOU THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH IT!! THE RADIATOR, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND BRAKES. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WHEN IT RAINS. THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YOU COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH AND IT JUST SHUTS DOWN. I THANK GOD THAT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN TO AN ACCIDENT YET. IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT NOT KNOWING IF WHEN YOU RE OUT AND ITS STARTS TO RAIN I HEAD FOR HOME BECAUSE I AM SO WORRIED. I DON'T EVEN LET ME TEENAGE DAUGHTER BORROW IT IN CAUSE SHE IS OUT AND GOD FORBID IT STARTS TO RAIN. WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN THERE ARE NO BRAKES NO NOTHING. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND NO RECALLS ON THIS PART. THAT...

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 5.7 WITH 62K MILES. I MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL. I HAVE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS: 1) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT AND THE LIGHTING ROD LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND REMAINS IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. MY TEMPORARY FIX WOULD BE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR WAIT 3 SECONDS THEN RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE LIGHTING BOLT GOES OFF AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO HIGH GEAR. 2) RECENTLY THE WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT COMES AND THE CAR STALLS LEADING ME TO STARE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! I HAVE NO FIX TO DATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 2 MONTHS WELL WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THROUGH A BAD RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY DOIN 55 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE I WENT FROM 55 MILES A HOUR TO 10 IN 30 FEET AND ALMOST GOT CREAMED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR NO LESS, WELL I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE SAID IT WAS DO TO THE RAIN AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 600 DOLLARS TO FIX BECAUSE IT WAS GENERAL MAT. NOT COVERED IN OUR WARRANTY. SO HERE ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS GO OUT IN THE STORM. PRETTY SUCKY FOR A DEALER TO DO. SO WE MADE IT HOME I GOT ON LINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS SITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO I CALL DODGE THEY SAY I'M THE ONLY ONE...

2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7 LITRE. 85K MIKLES AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST 2-3 HOURS, CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTLLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS COME ONE. HAPPENS EVERYTIME ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER 2-3 HOURS. TURN OFF CAR, WAIT 2 MINUTES, AND IT STARTS UP AND ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL IT RECYCLES. NOW, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING 2 OR 3 MINUTES AND STARTING, TI IS FINE. MECHANIC SAYS DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE ECM / ECU. I SEE A LOT OF ISSUE WITH THIS CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ITSELF WHILE COASTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SLIGHTLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAM SENSOR REPLACED YET IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO THE SPEEDOMETER FUNCTIONED ERRATICALLY AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED AND NO CHANGE. CONTINUED DRIVING HOME WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY, AND THE VENTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE. IMMEDIATELY TURNED VEHICLE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD-RAN TO A HOME. HE GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER-NO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD - HE DISCONNECTED BATTERY. TOWED TO GARAGE, INFORMED DODGE HAD RECALL FOR DASHBOARD FIRES, TOWED TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME DEFECT WAS IN THE CLUSTER, THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND NO WIRES IN THE CLUSTER WERE MELTED TOGETHER, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT A FIRE. I CALLED DODGE HEADQUARTERS, RECEIVED A CALL ON THIS DATE FROM "STACEY" STATING THEY HAD INVESTIGATED WHICH WAS TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT REVIEWED...

PURCHASED NEW 2004 DURANGO LIMITED 5.7 HEMI: AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION, WHEN DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY AND IT STARTS RAINING THE ENGINE STARTS TO HESITATE VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT IT WILL STOP. THIS OCCURS IF THE SUV IS PARKED IN THE RAIN AND THE ENGINE IS STARTED. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN THE ENGINE WILL START, BUT HAVE ANOTHER HEART ATTACK AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD.. I HAVE HAD FUSE PANEL, ENGINE WIRING, ECM CHECKED AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANY PROBLEMS? THE ENGINE RECENTLY STARTED MISSING AND MY SCANNER SHOWED P0308 : I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUG, CHECKED THE COIL,WIRING,INJECTOR,SPARK PLUG ..ALL OK AND ERASED THE CODE: THE ENGINE HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON IT AND IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND GARAGED AT NIGHT.. A STALLING ENGINE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER SEEMS...

ON A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR BASICALLY DIES AND GETS NO POWER. THE LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT COME ON. THIS IS HAPPENING DURING ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A HUGE HAZARD AND IS NOW A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

2004 DURANGO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT UP THEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES DEAD INCLUDING POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS, ETC. *TR

INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A HOT, HUMID DAY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, THE A/C, BLOWING AT FULL CAPACITY, JUST STOPPED; THERE WAS NO SOUND FROM THE A/C MOTOR NOR WAS THERE A BURNING ODOR. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED THE A/C BACK ON TO FIND IT WAS BLOWING EXTREMELY COLD AIR ON THE LOW SETTING. I MADE SEVERAL STOPS AND EVERYTIME THE A/C WOULD WORK; HOWEVER, THE LAST STOP AND START I MADE THE A/C DID NOT WORK. THE SMALL TOWN OF NATCHITOCHES, LA DOES NOT HAVE A DODGE DEALERSHIP ANYMORE; THEREFORE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPUTABLE AUTO SHOP IN THIS SMALL TOWN. THE MECHANIC AND OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED ABOUT 3 OR 4 MELTED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM OR IS IT A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED? IT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR BUT UPON ARRIVAL, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED; SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE; A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLANNED TO INVESTIGATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,154.

2004 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 W/5.7 HEMI ENGINE. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE: ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AS PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AT AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER. TURNED THE IGNITION TO START THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTERWARD, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE VEHICLE MADE A TICKING SOUND. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER THINKING IT MAY BE A FAILED BATTERY. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY (THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO SUSPECTED A BATTERY) THE CAR FAILED TO HOLD A CHARGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE RACK THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED A SIGNIFICANT HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE INTERFACE. THE MECHANIC DEDUCED THAT AS AN ENGINE COMPONENT BLEW, THE FORCE OF WHICH SHORTED THE BATTERY, THE STARTER AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION INTERFACE. AFTER REMOVING THE BATTERY, THE TERMINAL TO THE NEGATIVE GROUND WAS DISLODGED, THE BATTERY WAS BULGING AT THE SIDES, AND THE...

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON IT IN 2007-2008 FOR A POTENTIAL FIRE IN THE CLUSTER PANEL. I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HATCH LIGHT NOT GOING AND BROUGHT IT TO A DODGE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE SERVICE MGR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUSTER PANEL (WHICH WAS THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE) THAT HAD TO BE DONE AGAIN. NOW CHRYSLER NO LONGER HAS THE PART AND DUE THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN (ALL STATED IN THE EARLIER G07 SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE PUT 10 PHONE CALLS INTO THE DODGE CUST SERVICE LINE AND HAVE HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF ANY HELP OR PERHAPS DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO CAN. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION....

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO (5.7 L) SHUT OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. WE WERE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. HE BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. IT TOOK 4 TRIES TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 OTHERS TIMES WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING. THE TRUCK ALSO STALLS OUT EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SO EVERY DEALERSHIP I'VE SPOKEN TO SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, BUT THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I USE THIS TRUCK TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN EVERYWHERE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI, HESITATES, HAS DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. CAN'T STEER WHEN DIES. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT DODGE DURANGOS. THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DIES, WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BECAUSE NO CODE COMES UP TO TELL US WHAT IS WRONG. *TR