2004 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AS SHE EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,500. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,400.

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

BOLTS IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE TOO SMALL CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAKOFF AND CREATING A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE MOTOR. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO (71,300MI 5.7L HEMI) WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAD PULLED ONTO THE STREET AND WAS ACCELERATING TO 45MPH. I WAS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, MORE LIKE AN EXPLOSION, FOLLOWED BY VERY LOUD ''SLAPPING'' NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BURST, FOLLOWED BY DRIVING ON A DEAD FLAT TIRE. THE CAR WAS SLOWING VERY QUICKLY, AND IT HAD NO POWER. WITHIN SECONDS I REALIZED IT WAS A MAJOR ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND I WAS GOING TO BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE SO, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE SAME. THEY WOULD HAVE STOPPED WITHIN SECONDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS...

I HAVE A DODGE 2004 DURANGO. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE HEADING TO THE DRS WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES AND HOUR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE. I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING SO I PULLED OVER. COME TO FIND OUT, I BLEW A HOLE IN MY ENGINE. NOT LIGHTS, NO WARNING! I HAVE GOTTEN ESTIMATES WHICH EQUAL BETWEEN $5,500 - $6,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME INVESTIGATIVE WORK AND COME TO FIND OUT, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE DODGE DURANGO THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I FIND MY STORY TO BE THE SAME THAT SO MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I TOO HAD MY ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 25 MILES AND HOUR TO 60 MILES AND HOUR WITH NO WARNING. MANY TIMES WHILE I WAS TURNING LOSING MY...

TRAVELING UPHILL AT 65 MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A HALT, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE, MY SPEED AT THIS POINT WAS 5 MPH (COASTING , NO ENGINE) I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES IN A SIMULAR STIUATION. I ALSO OWN TWO 2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS WITH THE SAME TYPE ENGINE, I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OF THE 2008-2011 CHALLENGER OWNERS AND THEY REPORT THE SAME THING HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS STITUATION IS WIDE SPREAD TROUGHOUT CHRYSLER WITH THE HEMI ENGINES, COMPUTER SYSTEM. THIS CAN BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THEIR DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND CHRYSLER, HOWEVER THEY...

SUV HAD BEEN RUNNING JUST FINE, WITH NO WARNING ON A SATURDAY MORNING I LOADED UP THE KIDS TO GO TO THE POOL AND STARTED THE TRUCK. IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS BEING THROWN AROUND IN THE ENGINE AND MY HUSBAND IN THE GARAGE SAW SPARKS UNDER THE CAR. I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT AND RECEIVED ALL OF ITS SERVICE AND IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD. 2004 HEMI WITH 102000 MILES. DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD FIX IT FOR JUST OVER $10K WITH A NEW ENGINE OR $7500 FOR A USED ENGINE - ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! UPON INTERNET SEARCH, APPEARS THAT TOO MANY 04 HEMIS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I'M NOT READY TO PART WITH THIS TRUCK, I EXPECTED TO RUN IT FOR MANY MANY MANY YEARS - NOT 7. CHRYSLER OWES THE CONSUMERS FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WINDSHIELD COWSCREEN. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE, BUT THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT YET AWARE OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000. UPDATED 10/04/11*LJ UPDATED 3/29/12* CN

MY FAMILY AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GO ON VACATION FOR MEMORIAL DAY. OUT OF NOWHERE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START OUR DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE, THERE WAS COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. WE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL. WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC COME IMMEDIATELY OUT OF HIS HOUSE AT THE SOUND AND TELL US TO SHUT IT DOWN AND GET BACK BECAUSE OF A RISK OF FIRE. HE GAVE US THE GOOD NEIGHBOR DISCOUNT TO GET IT COMPLETELY REBUILT, BUT THAT IS STILL OVER $4000. I THINK THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP UP AND START HELPING ALL THESE POOR PEOPLE OUT WITH THESE REPAIRS, AFTER ALL AMERICA HELPED THEM OUT WHEN THEY NEEDED IT MOST.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 V8 LIMITED. 6MONTHS AGO TO BE EXACT. I WENT ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND PARKED THE TRUCK IN MY FAMILY'S YARD. COMING HOME FROM VACATION I WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK WAS STARTED UP AND FAMILY MEMBERS HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. WHEN I ARRIVED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE I WAS AMAZED BY THE KNOCKING NOISE AND IT ACTUALLY GETS LOUDER IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS. LONG STORY SHORT I NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE . CAR HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN BEAUTIFULLY TILL THIS INCIDENT. I AM NOW OUT OF A TRUCK AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND I AM TOLD DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERS NO SOLUTIONS. THIS IS HOW AMERICA'S CAR MAKERS TREAT THEIR CONSUMERS. I ALONG WITH OTHERS FEEL THIS IS A BLACKEYE TO THE AMREICAN CONSMER FROM DODGE. NEW OR USED...

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI TRUCK STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED VEHICLE TO GARAGE WAS TOLD ENGINE THREW A ROD WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. TRUCK HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT WELL MAINTAINED AND RAN PERFECT TILL THIS. *TR

MY 2004 DURANGO 5.7 HEMI WAS BOUGHT IN 2003 BRAND NEW OFF OF GOODWINS LOT IN OUR TOWN OF NEW CASTLE, IN. WE HAD THE TRUCK APPROX. 3 YEARS BEFORE WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LIKE A "TICKING" NOISE, WHEN IT RAINED, THE TRUCK WOULD DIE--IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD-WHILE DRIVING, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS-TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE OIL WAS CHANGED PER EVERY 3 MTHS-AS INSTRUCTED, BUT THE TRUCK STILL SEEMED TO RUN LOW ON OIL. FINALLY, THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT-- 2 WKS AGO-THE TRUCK BEGAN "TICKING" AGAIN--EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T RAINING-THEN MADE A LOUD "POP" NOISE-AND DIED--SMOKE COMING UNDER THE HOOD AND OIL SPURTING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK'S BODY. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC-HE SAID, "THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS A HOLE IN IT FROM A ROD THAT SOMEHOW BROKE LOOSE--THE TRUCK LOOKS AS IF IT'S BEEN LOSING OIL FOR SOME REASON"-THIS PROBLEM...

2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI FATAL ENGINE FLAW. ON SUNDAY APRIL 17TH 2011, I WENT OUT TO START UP MY CAR AND THE MOST HORRIBLE BANGING, CLANKING NOISES CAME FROM THE ENGINE, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CAR WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.THIS ENGINE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAD ONLY 76,400 MILES ON IT. I HAD THE 7/70000 WARRANTY. I FILED A CASE WITH DODGE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER. "[XXX]" HAD ME GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY DODGE DEALER (AT MY EXPENSE). THEN AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE THE DEALER WANTED AN HOUR OF SERVICE TO "INSPECT THE ENGINE." ($105) TWO DAYS LATER THE DEALER CALLED SAYING THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF WANTED THEM TO INSPECT THE "BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE" AND AUTHORIZE ANOTHER 2HRS OF LABOR. THE...

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.

2004 DODGE DURANGO 107,000 MILES ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY ENGINE BLEW A ROD, WHILE GOING 55 MPH, I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, TOWED IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I COULD PAY THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY FROM OIL SLUDGE FROM NOT TAKING CARE OF THE CAR. THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONES DOING MY OIL CHANGES FOR THE LAST YEAR. THEY TOLD ME THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER WITH THE 04 DURANGO ENGINES... *TR

FOUND OUT THAT THE TICKING NOISE WAS #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT AND HITTING THE BAFFLE ABOVE THE CRANKSHAFT. IT BENT WHEN DEALER CALLED AN TOLD ME I HAD A MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEM, AS I WAS DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAY ,THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE I THOUGHT IT WAS A VALVE PROBLEM. WORKING ON FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A ENGINE REPLACEMENT ONLY 147,000 MILE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,500 MILES THERE NEEDS TO BE A IMMEDIATE RECALL THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND SOME ONE WILL END UP HURT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO W/ A 5.7 HEMI. DROVE THIS VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERYDAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I LOVED THIS SUV! IT WAS BY FAR THE NICEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. FRIENDS JOKED THAT I BABIED IT MORE THAN I DID MY CHILDREN. I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY. BEING AN EX-MECHANIC, I AM VERY AWARE OF THE NECESSITY OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SAT. WIFE WENT TO GO DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING SUN MORNING AND CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE TURNED OVER A LITTLE AND THEN THERE WAS A THUNK NOISE AND WOULDN'T RESTART. I WENT OUT AND TRIED TO START THE DURANGO. ON THE THIRD TRY, THE ENGINE STARTED. THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BENDIX WAS STUCK ON THE STARTER. I TRIED...

MY HUSBAND STARTED THE DURANGO AND HEARD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE FOUND A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDERNEATH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A ROD HAD SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN AND THAT OUR ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE OIL CHANGES AND UPKEEP. THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WE HAD DRIVEN ALL OVER AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO THIS THERE HAD BEEN TWO OCCASSIONS WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN AND I COULDNT CONTROL THE STEERING OR BRAKES BUT THEY HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR APART AND STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WASNT IN BUSY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER ANY ENGINE LIGHTS ON. EVEN THE MORNING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG HEARD FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED THE PRODUCTION OF THE SPECIFIC MODEL ENGINE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,600. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/16/11 *JB

I'VE HAD MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SINCE 2006, PURCHASE IT WHILE LIVING IN PADUCAH, KY. VERY NICE FAMILY VEHICLE I THOUGHT, UNTIL ABOUT 1YR AGO, WHEN I DISCOVER WHEN IT RAIN HARD, OR I TAKE TRUCK THROUGH A CARWASH, IT SHUTS OFF ON ME. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND WHEN I TURN OFF ON EXIT OR STREET, IT INSTANTLY SHUTS OFF, WHICH LEAVES MY TAIL ENDS HANGING OUT. THANK GOD I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I USED THIS TRUCK FOR PERSONAL REASONS AS WELL AS TAKING KIDS BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO WOLFCHASE CHRYSLER DODGE, HERE IN MEMPHIS 02/2011 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH I FELT WAS ANOTHER WASTE OF MY MONEY, BECAUSE CHAD WAS SO MUCH UNHELPFUL AND UNCONCERN. HE TOLD ME ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS, IN WHICH I ALREADY KNEW I NEEDED BRAKES. HE CLAIMS THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND...

I WENT OUT TO START MY VEHICLE, ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 28, TO LET IT WARM UP, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT AND POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE, WAS VISIBLE. IT WASN'T. WE CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME TO OUR HOUSE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND AFTER HE TRIED TO START IT, HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF TOO. HE TOLD US HE REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOTOR AND THAT IT HAD THROWN A ROD. HE TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE, WHICH I WOULDN'T HAVE ANYWAY, CONSIDERING THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING! WE CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE CALLED US TO TELL US IT DEFINITELY WAS THE MOTOR. WE HAVE TO GET A NEW...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS AN OIL SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE ROD PUNCTURED THE ENGINE. THE REPORT FILED TO THE MANUFACTURER WAS #20713758. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE RELATIVE TO SOMETHING BLOWING UP, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DODGE DURANGO 2004, 5.7 HEMI ENGINE , I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT I JUST HEAR A NOISE BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T START. AT THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE START IT, BUT IT WAS A MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THAT INCREASED WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH MY CAR, I BOUGHT IT OVER TWO YEARS AGO. I BEEN DOING THE SERVICES AT LEAST EVERY 3,000 MILES , BUT THE THING THAT MAKE ME UPSET IS THAT I WAS DOING THE SERVICES AT DALLAS DODGE, I MAY HAVE PROOF OF SOME OF THOSE SERVICES. BUT IN THE LAST SERVICE I WENT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE, IT WAS A GUY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING IN CHOPS HIS WHOLE LIFE , AND THE FIRST THING THAT HE NOTICE WHEN HE WAS CHANGING THE OIL IS THAT WAS SO...

2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 4X4 SPITS, SPUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN IN THE RAIN. IT ONLY DOES THIS IN THE RAIN AND DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT'S MY WIFE'S CAR THAT SHE USES TO TAKE OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY. MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE PISTON ROD BROKE OFF CAUSING THREE HOLES TO FORM IN THE OIL PAN. IT ALSO, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE HEMI 5.7 LITER V8. OVER THE LAST WEEK IT WAS OCCASIONALLY HARD TO START WHEN THERE WAS RAIN, OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE, IS USED FOR LIGHT DUTY ONLY AND HAS HAD PROPER WEIGHT OIL USING MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC AT EACH OIL CHANGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FRIDAY NIGHT FROM WORK, STARTED FINE, DROVE HOME FINE, STOPPED AT A STORE ALONG THE WAY, NO ISSUES STARTING IT AFTER. UPON ARRIVING HOME I SHUT IT OFF, WITH NO ISSUES APPARENT. I DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE SATURDAY. SUNDAY AFTERNOON I PROCEED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MAKES A LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG AND STALLS. OIL WAS RUNNING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE HAS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 111K MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO...

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. DODGE DURANGO 2004 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. HAS 84,000 MILES. WHICH IS LOW MILES FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. DROVE THE SUV THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS RUNNING FINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC. NEXT DAY GO OUT TO START IT UP AND HEAR LOUD NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID A ROD BROKE. MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AT 84,000 MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OR THE USE OF BELOW STANDARDS PARTS. ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE ENGINE. THESE CARS COST 35,000 DOLLARS THEY SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. THIS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. PEOPLE ARE CLEARLY BEING SOLD A DEFECTED PRODUCT. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. DEFECTIVE ENGINE MANUFACTURES AND SOLD BY DODGE. NO RECOURSE GIVEN TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME EXACT DEFECT. REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $3000-6000. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT THE DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE. THEN THE NEXT DAY UPON LEAVING FOR WORK IN THE MORNING IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED LOOSE PARTS IN THE ENGINE CAUSED BY OVERCONSUMPTION OF OIL AND SLUDGE. HOW THE HECK CAN A CAR COMPANY GET AWAY WITH THIS. I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

1. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS LIT: SERVICE CAN SEE NO REASON FROM COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS. 1A. ENGINE IDLES ROUGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER A RAIN STORM. 2. ENGINE WON'T START UNLESS GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED: THEN STALLS UNLESS IDLE REMAINS AT LEAST 1500 RPMS. 3. TOOK TO SERVICE SHOP: DIAGNOSIS IS CYLINDER # 7 HAS NO COMPRESSION AND COMPUTER SHOWS 8 SYSTEM FAULTS RELATING TO FAILURE OF CYLINDER # 7. RESEARCH FROM INTERNET FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000. NO GUARANTEES REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE DODGE DURANGO IN QUESTION WAS PARKED ON FRIDAY FEB 25, 2011 AND WAS RUNNING PERFECT. IT WAS NOT MISSING OR KNOCKING. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011 WE CRANKED THE DURANGO AND IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN KNOCKING EXTREMELY BAD. TOOK THE DURANGO TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADS WERE RUINED AND THE BLOCK WAS BUSTED FROM A PISTON ROD BENDING. ENGINE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE DURANGO IS IN PERFECT SHAPE OTHERWISE AND WITH ONLY 83465 MILES I EXPECTED MORE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS VEHICLE COST.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WITH ONLY 78,000 MILE ,THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE ONE DAY. VERY QUIET AND SMOOTH. I WENT TO START IT A DAY OR TWO LATER ,AND THERE WAS A CLANKING SOUND OUT OF THE ENGINE,VERY LOUD, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS, AFTER LETTING IT RUN A BIT ,ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NOISE STOPPED .BUT NOW THERE'S HEAVY BLUE SMOKE POURING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. BEING A RETIRED MECHANIC I KNOW THIS IS A VERY BAD OIL ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS 5.7 ENGINE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THIS ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PISTONS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER AND THEN STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REGIONAL TEST SITE, DISMANTLED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER WAS DISINTEGRATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN RATTLING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE SHARDS OF METAL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 90,800.

DODGE DURANGO, HEMI 5.7 LITER ENGINE WENT OUT. STARTED OUT WITH A TICKING NOISE THAT I WOUND OUT TO BE THE #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT AND HITTING THE BAFFLE ABOVE THE CRANKSHAFT. IT BROKE, AS I WAS DRIVING IT ONTO THE LIFT, AND SENT THE ROD THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. ENGINE IS DEAD, 116K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONNECTING ROD TO THE ENGINE BROKE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE OIL ON THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WENT OUT AFTER THE OIL BURNT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO A "LAWN MOWER". THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE A PISTON FRACTURING A BLOCK IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 DURANGO ALL MAINTENANCE KEPT UP, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN ONE DAY WENT TO START CAR MADE LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, DEALER SAID BLOWN CYLINDER. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 V8. VEHICLE HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. WHEN I WENT OUT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT START. SOUNDED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY OR POSSIBLY THE STARTER FROZEN UP (RAPID CLICKING NOISE) AFTER TRYING TO JUMP START THE ENGINE, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SHOWED ME A GAPING HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHERE IT HAD THROWN A ROD. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE WITHOUT TEARING APART THE ENGINE AND COSTING A LOT MORE MONEY, BUT ENGINE WAS TRASH AT THAT POINT AND NO NEED SPENDING MORE MONEY ON TRASH. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. IN JULY AND AUGUST OF 2010 I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF STALLING AND HESITATION, MANY TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR AS WELL AS 30 MILES PER HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITH NO POWER IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED DURING RAINING AND SUNNY CONDITIONS. VARIOUS TIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND KEEP FOR DAYS. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP CHARGED FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND COMPLETE TUNE-UP OF PLUGS WIRES, ADJUSTMENTS, ETC. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALLOW TO SIT IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO CUT DOWN ON DRIVING IT DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2010, THANKSGIVING DAY, I WHEN OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND...

THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN I DECELERATE OR TURNING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO DIED DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 40 OR 50 MPH. I HAVE FELT THE VEHICLE CUTTING OUT AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO IT WON'T DIE. RECENTLY, IT DIED AS I WAS TURNING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT WORK, AND IT TOOK SIX TIMES OF TRYING TO START IT BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN.

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLED AT 60 MPH IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO COAST WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO ARRIVE AT SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. DAYS LATER VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT STALLED AGAIN LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM REPAIR SHOP WHILE MAKING U-TURN. CAR LEFT WITH MECHANIC, A SERIES OF THINGS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR.. ANOTHER OIL CHANGE, BATTERY SERVICE, ALTERNATOR SERVICE, OIL PUMP REPAIR, ONLY REMAINING OPTIONS, FUEL PUMP OR. REBUILT ENGINE. NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR ENGINE REPAIR, ESPECIALLY ON A DEFECTIVE WELL DOCUMENTED PART. *TR

2004 DURANGO 92,000 MILES. PROPERLY MAINTAIN. NO ISSUES. ONE MORNING STARTED MAKING IN CLANKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE NEAR THE OILPAN. ROD BEARING BROKE. REPLACE ENGINE COST $7000. *TR

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

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7 HEMI, UNDER HEAVY RAIN, ENGINES STARTS TO MISFIRE. IT HAS BEEN OVER 2YRS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY UNDER HEAVY RAIN. WATER IS APPARENTLY TOUCHING A COIL OR CABLE WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHAKE AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF, IF UNDER EXTREME RAIN ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF. IT IS HORRIBLE. I HAVE NOT FOUND A REMEDY FOR THIS AND I FIND NO RECALL AS YET. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. WHEN I DID A TUNE UP FEB 2010 AT THE DEALER, MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT HE FOUND THE COIL MOIST, WHICH WAS ODD. BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM AS I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR UNDER HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS. IM AFRAID OF GETTING STUCK IN THE RAIN OR ENGINE GOING BAD IF I DON'T FIX THIS. *TR

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE SEEN AN INVESTIGATION ON YOUR SITE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A 2005 MODEL. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS MONDAY JULY 12, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE SO IT WAS PULLED OVER. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED A ROD IN THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN AND IT PUNCTURED THE TRANSMISSSION,WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000.