2004 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE PISTON BROKE AND BLOCK THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZED. I GOT A 2004 HEMI LIMITED DODGE DURANGO. *TR

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...

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AT INTERSECTIONS. STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY BUT CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC COMING. HAPPENED 1 TIME ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IT STALLS. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO TELL WHEN IT HAS STALLED, BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL THINGS STILL WORK RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC. STEERING WHEEL DOES LOCK THOUGH AND IT TAKES ALMOST A MINUTE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND START IT AGAIN. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO DIE AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, OR AT STOP LIGHT, OR STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT WITH OUT WARNING. USUALLY WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND PROBABLY WONT UNTIL SOME ONE DIES. ITS A SHAME THAT SOME ONE HAS TO DIE TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM DISGUSTED WITH DODGE. I LOVED MY TRUCK UNTIL THIS STARTED. SOME ONE NEEDS TO ACT ON THIS AND GET DODGE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, MY TRUCK CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO STEER AWAY FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE WAITING TO TURN. AFTER I COASTED WITHIN 6 INCHES OF THE OTHER VEHICLE I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED FINE. I HAD MY 2 KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND WE CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. I STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS MORNING AND AM SHOCKED BY WHAT I FOUND. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IT SEEMS FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE. MY QUESTION IS , WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RESOLVED. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE LIST. CONSIDERING THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THAT'S NOT GOOD. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND IT COULD ACTUALLY KILL...

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI SLT, STALLS WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR ON AND OFF. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. ALSO STALLS WHILE BACKING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH IT STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A MUFFLER SIGN AND THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 07V092000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENTS WERE CONSIDERED AS GOOD WILL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THEM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER IN THE STATE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO RECORD OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IA 86,384. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WERE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE INCLUDING THE BATTERY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IN JAN 09 ANOTHER DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 30- 55 MPH. THE CONTACT MUST PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAIT FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. IF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE ARE OPENED FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART, THE VEHICLE MUST BE JUMPED WITH JUMPER CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD EXPERIENCED MY CAR OVERHEATING IN THE WINTER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE (DODGE DURANGO) TO MY LOCAL DEALER, HE STATED HE WILL RUN A DIAGNOSTICS REPORT, 3 DAYS LATER HE CALLED ME TO SAY THE VEHICLE IF FINE, HOWEVER HE NOTICED THE FAN RAN SLOW THEREFORE HE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FAN CLUTCH AND A BELT ALSO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, I PAID HIM 600.00 DOLLARS AND WITHIN 3 DAYS IT'S OVERHEATED AGAIN AND I HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. HE STATED HE WILL LOOK AT IT AND HE CANNOT MAKE ANY PROMISES. I DECLINED TO LET THEM SERVICE THE CAR. I HAVE NOW PLACED IT IN THE HANDS OF MY MECHANIC, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS PROBLEM HE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, THIS WOULD NOT RELIEVE THE PROBLEM, AFTER MANY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING BECAME LOCKED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING LOCKED AND FAILED COMPLETELY. IN ADDITION, THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CARBURETOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 51,000.

SUV STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING, RUFF IDLE. THIS THING IS A DEATH TRAP,HAVE YOU EVER TRIED STOPPING OR STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING,NOT SAFE AND I HAVE KIDS,SAVE LIVES AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.. *TR

HELLO I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 5.7 AND IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES AT STOP LIGHTS,IT STALLED TODAY WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF AT LEAST FIVE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD USUALLY IMMEDIATELY RESTART, BUT THEN KICK BACK AFTER IT WOULD START. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT NONE WERE AVAILABLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V528000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. SHE CONSTANTLY CHANGED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD GO THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE OIL INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER...

IN JUNE I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND AT THAT SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, BUT OF COURSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT AND THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF OVER THESE FEW MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR TWO THAT ON OCCASION, WHEN I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE BELOW 50 MPH, THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD DROP. SOMETIMES IT WAS A SMALL DROP BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL THE LOSS OF SPEED. AT OTHER TIMES IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT DROP AND YOU WOULD FEEL THE CAR JERK AS IT RESOLVED ITSELF. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE ENGINE DID STALL COMPLETELY LIKE IN JUNE. LAST NIGHT IT...

DODGE 2004 DURANGO STALLED WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO SIDE STREET. UNABLE TO FINISH TURN OR GOT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS PANICKED, FOUND FLASHERS TO TURN ON, THEN INSTRUCTED TO BY HELPFUL PASSERBY TO TURN KEY OFF, AND RESTART CAR. THIS WORKED, HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUS, MY YOUNG, NEW DRIVERS, CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THIS HAPPENED TO THEM. I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF AT DODGES EXPENSE. MARY WEST. *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO. MY ENGINE LIGHT AND THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT BLINKS. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR IN JULY AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR. I BOUGHT MY AUTO TO THE DEALER AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THAT TIME, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY JUST CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE PLATES AND I WAS FINE UNTIL NOW. MY AUTO STOPPED ON THE MAIN ROAD WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD MY 2 CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD WITH ME AND VERY SCARED. NOONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON MY AUTO IN REGARDS TO THIS? *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE TO WORK. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED, LIGHTS WENT OFF AND POWER STEERING WENT OFF. SHE MANAGED TO USE THE CAR MOMENTUM TO DIRECT THE CAR INTO A SIDE ROAD, WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER CARS. SHE WAS 30 SECS. FROM THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE). SHE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR ( ALL OTHER DOORS TO THE CAR WERE LOCKED EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR - WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE IN THE BACK SEAT ?)) AND NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. SHE CALLED AAA AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO STATELINE DODGE IN FORT MILL. THE BATTERY AND CONNECTIONS WERE SO HOT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT TOUCH THEM..AND STILL SMOKING. THE GARAGE EXAMINED THE BATTERY CABLES AND VERIFIED THEY WERE MELTED TOGETHER(SEE INVOICE). WE WOULD NEED A NEW...

THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THEN ONE TIME THEY SAID THEY DID PROVIDE A FIX. THE TIME IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FIX I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLED. HAD WE BEEN HIT BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE BEEN A T-BONE INTO MY YOUNG DAUGHTER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I COULD FEEL THE CAR AS IF I HAD LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN I HAD NOT. I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR DIED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I...

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF RUNNING ROUGH BEFORE THE STALL, IT JUST WAS IDLING AND CUT OUT. A WEEK LATER ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BUCKED LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL BUT DIDN'T. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. I ACCELERATED AND IT SEEMED TO HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 73,600 MILES. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IT'S BEEN ACTING UP. THE SECOND I SLOW TO A STOP OR PUT IT IN PARK, THE RPMS START JUMPING AROUND. IT HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE RPMS SPIKE AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO, BUT JERKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AND THEN TAKES OFF. IT'S KIND OF SCARY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND WHY IT IS DOING THIS. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TODAY AND HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THEY SAID THAT IT ISN'T CODING ANYTHING TO BE WRONG. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, I WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M WONDERING IF DODGE HAS LOOKED INTO THIS AND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ??? *TR

THERE WAS ALMOST A MULTI CAR CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CAR QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'M TOLD BY DEALER THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. YET THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED!! MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE WERE DODGE FANS, AND ONE USED TO BUY AUTOS AT AUCTION. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE AUTO, WITH REAL SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD!! EVIDENTLY THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS ENGINE TYPE FOR FAILURE. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. IN SOUTH FLORIDA NOBODY CAN AFFORD TO BE DRIVING AND THEN HAVE THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAIL AND LOSE POWER!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND IT JUST STALLED. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK AND DROVE JUST FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED ME TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT DOES IT AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE NET I FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS THE TENDENCY TO STALL. I'M SHOCKED THAT DODGE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ME. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAYBE 10 MILES AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE STALLED OR SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING. MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. NEVER DONE IT SINCE, BUT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THANKS *TR

VEHICLE IS BUCKING DURING EASY CRUISING. WHILE PULLING UP TO STOP OR STOPPING, THE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF. IT IS NOT IDLING SMOOTHLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO GARAGES, AND TWO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE DEALER REFUSED TO THE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMER 100.00 AN HOUR. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 30 MPH TO MAKE A TURN OR ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER ACCELERATION AND IDLE CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE IDLE AND ACCELERATION CHIP REPROGRAMMED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN AGAIN FOR A NEW DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ISSUED A REFERENCE NUMBER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,161 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I PURCHASED A 2004 DURANGO IN NOV OF 2006. I HAD NO REAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE UNTIL RECENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL OF INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF THIS AND 2 WEEKS LATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED READING HOTTER THEN USUAL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHO THEN STATED UNRELATED. RECENTLY WENT ON VACATION AND 300 MILES FROM HOME VEHICLE TEMP GAUGE READ HOT. PULLED OFF INTERSTATE TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION. NO DEALERSHIP NEAR HERE. MECHANIC FOUND NO CODES TO INDICATE PROBLEM. REPLACED WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, HOSES, CHECK RADIATOR, NEW FLUIDS, BILL TOTAL 377 DOLLARS. 3 MILES LATER CAR STILL TRYING TO OVER HEAT. TOWED TO VA FOR 1,000 DOLLARS NOW AT DEALERSHIP. CAR ALSO SEEMS TO SOMETIMES NOT BE IN GEAR WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE ENGINE JUST REVS. AT DEALERSHIP NOW WE SHALL SEE WHAT THEY SAY. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AND REACHED IT'S PEAK AT ABOUT 40MPH. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. NO POWER STEERING AND HARDLY ANY BREAKING POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER ONTO A SIDE ROAD. WE PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS CARRYING MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WITH ME. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I SHRUGGED IT OFF BUT THE SECOND TIME WAS SCARY HENCE THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA: EA05018. *TR

MUTILPLE EXPERIENCES OF ENGINE STALLING. OFTEN OCCURS WHILE STOPPING BUT HAS OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WAY. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW, HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING /LIGHTS COMING ON ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET AS IT HAS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND I CHECKED NHTSA WEBSITE FOR RECALLS/COMPLAINTS TO RESEARCH FIRST. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE! *JB

MY 2004 SLT DODGE DURANGO WAS SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE @42000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP DID A ROUTINE POINT CHECK EVALUATION. ON FEB. 10, 2007 @ 10:45 AM WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING & THE PANEL LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON & OFF, THEN A BURNING SMELL STARTED & SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE DRIVERS PANEL AND I EXITED THE VEHICLE BEFORE PHYSICAL HARM COULD BE DONE TO ME. I CALLED 911 AND THEY HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND. MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED WITH FLAMES BEFORE THEY ARRIVED. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNNERVING TO BE A PART OF THIS,I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF MY VEHICLE BEFORE THIS HORRIBLE INCIDENT. IT IS JUST UNTHINKABLE TO REALIZE THAT...

04 DODGE DURANGO HEMI BOUGHT USED ON 1-1-07. 2 WEEKS AGO, FIRST STALL PROBLEM. 4 TIMES MORE AFTER THAT. ALL STALLED SAME WAY, AFTER COMPLETE STOP,IDLE FLUCTUATES AND STALLS. SOMETIMES ITS FINE.

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED. EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. WE HAVE OWNED THE SUV FOR JUST UNDER 90 DAYS AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. I SPOKE WITH A DODGE DEALERSHIP ON THE PHONE A FEW DAYS AGO AND THEY OFFERED LITTLE HELP. I INTEND TO CALL THEM IN THE MORNING AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THIS IS THE VEHICLE MY WIFE USES TO TRANSPORT OUR TWO YOUNG BOYS TO PRE-SCHOOL AND HERSELF TO WORK. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO US BECAUSE THE TRUCK DYING IN THE DRIVEWAY IS ONE THING, BUT WHAT IF THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JB

2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PULLED SAFELY INTO PARKING SPACE. I CONTACTED CERRITOS DODGE AND SPOKE WITH BOB IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I MAY BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR LESS THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT PRODUCED NO FAILURES CODES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF/STALLED OFF 8 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS, AND HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED, AND IT CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART FOR AN HOUR OR SO. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS THE POWER COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE ALSO ARE EFFECTED (IE STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.). THIS HAS LED TO A COUPLE OF NEAR COLLISIONS ON THE FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREETS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS TO OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES EVEN AFTER TSB ITEMS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER 2004. VIN [XXX]. [XXX]. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE VEHICLE SILENTLY CEASING TO OPERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN MOTION, VERY NEARLY CAUSING VERY SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. 1 OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN PARK. ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME OUT OF PARK NUMEROUS TIMES; WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE, FAILED TO ENGAGE AND WOULD SIMPLY IDLE; AND HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL QUIRKS THAT ARE NOT SAFETY RELATED. EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, SIMPLY TO BE TOLD "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE." JUST RECENTLY, WE WERE TOLD CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE VEHICLE CEASING TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE TOLD CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE OR FIX IT, AND HAVE BEEN PRESSURING DEALERSHIPS TO SEND THE VEHICLES BACK...

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. I TALKED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND "THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING IT OR HOW TO FIX IT". I AM VERY CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING IT ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPH NEXT TIME...SHE WILL GO RIGHT OFF THE SIDE AND PROBABLY ROLL IT WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKE. *JB

VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND ONCE ON THE CITY STREETS WHILE SLOWING DOWN. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES IT HAS ACTED LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL.*JB

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH HEMI ENGINE HAS STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING IN PAST 6 MONTHS. WHEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER STEERING THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY AND ALSO ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREET I WENT UP ON THE SIDEWALK DUE TO LACK OF STEERING.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMERS 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *JB *SC *JB

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT IN JANUARY HER VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SLOWING WITH NO WARNING DURING THE DAY. SHE THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THEN ON FEBRUARY 6,2005, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, WHILE GOING 60 MPH, THERE WAS NO SLOWING INVOLVED. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STAYED ON BUT SHE DID LOSE ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLET, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE DID RESTART RESTART. AT THAT TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT SHE SHOULD CHECK BACK FOR COMPUTER UPDATES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES- DEALER DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH SUCH STALLING AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS IT STALLED WHILE ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS IN CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED- CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD WHEN THIS STARTED - LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CAUSED SEROIUS AND DEADLY MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT-THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS: MY WIFE AND I LEASE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AND QUITS DURING DAY TO DAY DRIVING. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE STALLING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE DURANGO TO DEALERS IN TYLER (ADD NAME) AND HUNTSVILLE (TEAM DODGE) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NEITHER DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER "HOTLINE" WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY. SHE IS NOW 9 MONTHS PREGNANT. WE ALSO HAVE A SON (12) AND A DAUGHTER (9). MY WIFE IS THE USUAL "VICTIM" OF THE STALLING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. SHE IS A NERVOUS WRECK BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SHORTLY SHE WILL BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH AN INFANT. MY FAMILY...

STALLING WITHOUT WARNING IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. HAS STALLED THREE TIMES. DEALER SAYS NO CODES FOUND. CAN NOT DUPLICATE. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN WILLING OR ABLE TO FIX IT. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE LOSES BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. VARIOUS REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXIST. THE MANUFACTURE CAN'T GUARANTEE THE FIX OR REMEDY PERFORMED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE ENGINE, AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. HE REENTERED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE BURNED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER FIRE. THIS TIME THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A THIRD FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK