2004 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER STATES TROUBLE WITH STARTING VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN, THE #3 CYLINDER WAS DOWN AND THERE WAS INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I WENT OUT ON SUNDAY MORNING 8/21/2011 AFTER HAVING HAD MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L HEMI ,THAT I HAD PARKED SINCE FRIDAY. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE KEY AND THERE WAS A CLICK. TRIED AGAIN AND MORE CLICKS. THIRD TRY WAS A LOUD SERIES OF CLANKING AND CLICKING. HAD THE VEHICLE HAULED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN HARRISON AR. THEY INFORMED ME THE MOTOR HAD BLOWN A ROD. REPAIR WOULD BE $5000.00. I HAD BEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP A MONTH BEFORE AND INQUIRED ABOUT SUDDEN ENGINE DYING WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE HASS DONE THIS SEVERSL TIMES WHILE AT ANY SPEED WITH STEERING LOSS. VERY SCARY.I HAVE ALSO FULFILLED THE EARLIER RECALL OF HAVING THE REWIRING OF ALL THE VEHICLE. WAS VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE SERVICE AND TIMES IT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL SERVICED. PLEASE INFORM THE PROPER PERSONEL AND INFORM ME OF FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE. *TR

I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE TRUCK STARTED OVERHEATING AND I HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED, NOW I CAN NOT ACCELERATE, THE TRUCK IS MAKING A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE. FOR THE FIRST 3 YRS OF OWNING MY TRUCK, IT WORKED WONDERS, IT NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS. AND THEN JUST ONE DAY IT OVERHEATED, IT KEPT CUTTING OFF ON MY WHILE IN IDLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND NOW I HAVE NOT VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH. DODGE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTS IN THEIR VEHICLES AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARNING IT SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND STALLED IN PASSING LANE. NOW IM BEING TOLD MY MOTOR IS SEIZED UP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FORK OUT. *TR

VEHICLE: 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE 5.7L HEMI V8 ENGINE. 130,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAYS SPEED (50 MPH) IT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. ROD FAILURE. CONNECTING ROD SIMPLY BROKE IN HALF FOR NO REASON. FAILURE IS NOT THE RESULT OF NEGLECTED MAINTENANCE! THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AS PRESCRIBED IN THE OPERATORS MANUAL WAS STRICTLY FOLLOWED USING THE RECOMMEND OIL (MOBIL 1 5-30W). MECHANICS SUMMATION OF CAUSE WAS "POOR QUALITY CONNECTING ROD FROM MANUFACTURER". THE INTERNALS OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO WEAR AND WAS VERY CLEAN. REPLACED ENGINE WITH USED ENGINE COST WAS OVER $3000. *TR

ENGINE THREW A ROD AND TORE A HOLE IN ENGINE BLOCK WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT WARNING DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. *TR

WIFE DROVE 2004 DURANGO WITH 5.7L HEMI TO WORK LAST NIGHT, WHEN STARTED IT TO COME HOME MADE LOUD NOISE. I TRAILERED IT HOME, CALLED MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. HE SAID I HAD BROKEN ROD IN ENGINE. OIL&FILTERS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS. VERY UPSET DODGE WILL NOT COVER THIS. NEEDS NEW MOTOR!!!!!!!! ONLY 123,000 MILES. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO W/5.7 HEMI ENGINE. PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR WITH OVER 60K MILES AND I PUT LESS THAN 20K ON IT FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED UNTIL THE TIME THE ENGINE WENT. THE CAR WAS 15K SO WE STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE ON IT. I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE BUT STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF WORK AND WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPLACE A MALFUNCTIONED ENGINE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR MAINT. VEHICLE LOOKS NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINT DONE ON A REG. BASIS. *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...

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH 91,855 MILES. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING, 30 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION, WHERE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR OF THIS AGE WITH THIS MILEAGE. THEY ADVISED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 70,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MANY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT CREATES A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. JUST FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER TODAY AND HOPE THAT THEY DO THE RIGHT THING - UNLESS THEY DON'T CARE IF I EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM AGAIN! *TR

I USE OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE TO TAKE OUR 3 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, MAINTAINING EVERYTHING! 4 DAYS AGO WE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE STORE AND AT START UP THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND. WE STOPPED TRYING TO START IT THEN TRIED ONCE AGAIN. MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD SMELLED OIL AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WE HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE VEHICLE MADE NO OTHER SOUND PRIOR AND DROVE 100% FINE THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER SEARCHING, WE HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE IN PURSUIT OF ANY TYPE OF JUSTICE FROM THIS. OUR EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE...

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI. 50000 MILES. WAS RUNNING FINE. STARTED IT UP AFTER WORK GOT A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. WENT BACK TO DEALER FOUND THAT IT WAS A BENT ROD. STILL UNDER THE 7/70 WARRANTY. TOOK THEM A DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE COMMENTS THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN RIGHT AWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH THE HEMI 5.7 L. IT HAS 127,000 MILES ON IT. WE'VE TAKING GREAT CARE OF IT! THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS DROVE IT WAS A GREAT RIDE, THEN WITH OUT WARNING WENT STARTED IT UP THERE WAS LOUD BANG!!! AND IT STARTED SHAKING. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND IT THREW A ROD!! I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS. YES I'VE HAD SMLL PROBLEMS WITH IT OVER THE YEARS PUT A NEW THERMOSTAT IN IT CAUSE OF OVER HEATING NEW BRAKES IT DIED OUT ON ME A FEW TIMES WITH NO REASON SO I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS SO I STARTED PUT THE HIGHER GRADE IN IT AND THAT SEEMED TO STOP THAT. BUT THIS NO WARNING!!! I HAVE BEEN READING AND THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMTHING BEFORE...

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

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, V8, 5.7 WITH A HEMI & A 102,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER & HAVE BABIED THIS CAR FROM THE GET GO. WE RECENTLY JUST REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END, TUNED IT UP & WAS HEADING TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED & BALANCED FOR OUR FAMILY SPRING BREAK VACATION. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START IT, IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE & THREW A ROD THROUGH MY ENGINE, INTAKE & OIL PAN. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MONEY I HAVE PUT IN THIS CAR TO KEEP IT MAINTENANCED & WHAT I PAID FOR IT, TO JUST BLOW WITH NO WARNING. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR & ENGINE, DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP & TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & MAKE A RECALL. I AM NOW GOING TO BE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A CAR I STILL...

DROVE THE DURANGO HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8PM THE NIGHT BEFORE. WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 7:30AM , HEARD A LOAD POP NOISE AND THEN IT SHUT OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP IT HAD AN AWFUL TAPPING NOISE, SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE BACK OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 130,000 MILES ON IT, MOST BEING HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I STILL HAVE 6 PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT. WHY WILL DODGE NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, AS IT IS OBVIOUS BY THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM. IN THESE BAD ECONOMIC TIMES PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOSE WHAT THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP. I THINK I WILL GO TO THE NEWS MEDIA ON THIS TO MAKE AMERICANS AWARE NOT TO PURCHASE DODGE...

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI V8 HAD 134,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES, FLUIDS ALWAYS CHECKED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND THEN PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START IT AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND WITHOUT SUCCESS I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED AND WOULD REQUIRE A REBUILT. THE COST WOULD BE $6300 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF YET. AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A FAULTY PRODUCT TO CONSUMERS. *TR

AFTER NOTHING BUT NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCES, UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 L HEMI V8, THERE WAS A LARGE WRENCHING SOUND AND THE SUBSEQUENT BANGING IN THE TIMING OF THE ENGINE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT WAS FINE AND ACTUALLY AVERAGED 20 MPG AS PER USUAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LATER INFORMED ME THAT A VALVE LIFTER, ROCKER ARM, AND PISTON HAD ALL GONE AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR. SINCE I ONLY HAVE 116,000 MILES ON IT AND SERVICE IT REGULARLY, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. THIS FEELING IS ALSO JUSTIFIED BY THE FACT THAT I CAN EASILY FIND OVER 100 POSTINGS ON VEHICLE FORUMS RELATED TO ENGINE FAILURE AT START-UP, IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS, ALL WITH SIMILAR OUTCOMES TO MINE. THERE WAS NO RECOURSE OFFERED BY THE DEALER, WHO INSTEAD OFFERED ME AN OPTION OF...

ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 30, 2010 I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. GOT IT TO MY MECHANICS AND AS WE WERE PUTTING IT ON THE LIFT THERE WAS A BIG BANG AND THEN THE TICKING BECAME MORE OF A HAMMERING NOISE. WE REMOVED THE MOTOR ON THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 2011 TO FIND THAT THE #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKE AND GONE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THROUGH SOME USER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING USUALLY BETWEEN 90 - 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES ON IT. ORDERED A NEW MOTOR ON FRIDAY JANUARY 7,2011. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH DURING MY NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE. *LN

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT HEMI (5.7 V8) WITH 71,000 MILES. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE AS VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND NO WARNING VIA SOUNDS/FEEL/OR LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING 2 SUBSTANTIAL CRACKS AND LEAKAGE OF OIL. ONLY OPTION FOR REPAIR IS A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. LOUD BAG THEN RAPPING SOUND. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, SHUT OFF, DETERMINE LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. TOWED TO GARAGE. OIL LEAKED THROUGH CRACKED BLOCK DUE TO BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE PER MANUFACTURES SPECS. REPLACING ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE UPON EXITING INTERSTATE BLEW THE ENGINE. STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED. 4,000LB SUV REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT CAREENED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. THERE ARE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. IS THERE NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? WE PAID LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO SUPPORT CHRYSLER AND THEIR IS NO POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE BUYER. PLEASE SEE LINK HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1DD4B2. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. MY 5.7 HEMI HAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000 MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED FOR THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. I'VE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES, HAVE RUN ONLY HIGH OCTANE FUEL IN IT, AND PUT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT TO HER DENTAL APPOINTMENT WHICH IS THIRTY MILES FROM OUR HOMETOWN. HOWEVER, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. SHE CALLED AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS "BANGING," AND I DON'T MEAN SLANG FOR AWESOME. SO, SHE TOOK HER OLD MAXIMA WITH OVER 200,000 MILES TO HER DENTAL APPOINTMENT, AND WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND OUT WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE ENGINE HAS THROWN A ROD. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL...

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 8/27/2010. ON 9/4/2010 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR MADE A JERKING MOVEMENT THEN STALLED. I LOOKED OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR, AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO THE POWER BRAKES GOING OUT AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP. THE CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE AND THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. THE CAR DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS STATING THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY NEGLECT. THE CAR DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ENGINE THROUGH THEIR OWN MECHANICS AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY $4200 FOR A USED ENGINE. I EXPLAINED TO THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL TICKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A THICK LAYER OF BURNED OIL SLUDGE ON THE ENGINE VALVE COVERS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ENGINE FAILURE AT 70 MPH - NO WARNING, NO PRIOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. ROD GOES THROUGH SIDE OF BLOCK. 5.7 HEMI. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI PURCHASED IN 03/05 W/34 MILES ON ODOMETER. PROBLEM STARTED WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND RPM/SPEED INDICATORS BRIEFLY REDLINING; POWER LOSS FOLLOWED BY TEMP INABILITY TO START. LAST INCIDENT TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO SAID ENGINE HAD SEIZED & THAT DODGE HAS A PROBLEM W/THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRIOR TO FAILURE INCL'G OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES. CHECKED EDMUNDS.COM BLOGS & NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EXACT SAME PROBLEM PLUS OVER 500 COMPLAINTS TO ODI. OUT OF WARRANTY SO CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS >65 MPH WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO ROADSIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IN REVERSE HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR PAST EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER DID A REFLASH BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. A YEAR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED AT 73,000 MILES. THE #1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN IN PIECES. THE DEALER STATED A FOREIGN OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT COULD NOT FIND POSITIVE PROOF. UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB

SUV WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING THEN START BACK UP. HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED KEY OVER, THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOUDER TICKING THEN ENGINE GAVE OUT. LOOKED UNDER SUV AND THERE WAS OIL AND PIECES OF THE METAL ON THE GROUND. TOWED IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD ENGINE FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE MOST LIKELY DUE TO PISTON. MECHANIC SHOWED ME A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH APPRX. 86,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THE ENGINE DESTROYED THE STARTER AS WELL. REPLACED BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE STARTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49700. UPDATED 05/18/2010. *LJ

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

2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. ENGINE ONLY HAS 114,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. UPON STARTING THE CAR ON 11/20/2009 THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING BROKE A ROD AND PUNCHED TWO HOLES IN MY OIL PAN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND CONTACTING DODGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL THAT WAS FIXED ON THE 2005 MODEL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR ANY DEFECTIVE ENGINES THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGHT THEY ADMIT TO THE ENGINE HAVING A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF AND I CAN'T USE THE BRAKES TO STOP OR ANYTHING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I'M FEARFUL THAT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I AM IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO, EQUIPPED WITH 5.7L V8 HEMI, STALLS SPORADICALLY WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. THE ENGINE CAN GENERALLY BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH LITTLE OR NO MODIFICATION TO THE VEHICLE'S CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS OCCUR, ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS ARE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. STALLING EVENTS APPEAR TO BE UNRELATED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR USAGE OF AUTOMOBILE FUNCTIONS (I.E. AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, ETC.). MOST INSTANCES OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS, TO INCLUDE PARKING LOT AND DRIVEWAY OPERATIONS, AND PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, STALLING HAS OCCURRED DURING STRAIGHT-FORWARD DRIVING, WITH LITTLE OR NO MANEUVERING ON FREEWAY OR CITY STREETS. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IN TWO CASES, ACCIDENTS WERE CLOSE TO OCCURRING IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO STOP OR SWERVE AROUND. THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE STOPS, WHICH IS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED. THERE IS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE TURNS ON AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEMS AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT PROBLEMS UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHIN THE SAME TRIP, AT LEAST IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. *TR

INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ENGINE STALLING/LOSS OF STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ONCE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. IT HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, UPON ACCELERATING INTO A TURN, AND MANY OTHERS. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WE REPLACED 2 O2 SENSORS AND THE STALLING STILL OCCURS. AFTER A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WE REPLACED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS AND THE STALLING STILL OCCURS. AFTER A THIRD DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE STALLING STILL OCCURS. NOW THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INDICATED WE NEED TO REPLACE THE EGR FLOW SENSOR. I CURRENTLY HAVE 74,836 MILES. I HAVE SPENT APPROX $1000 IN PARTS ALONE TO REPAIR THESE ITEMS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION TO CHECK THE OIL. SHE ADDED ONE QUART OF OIL AS INDICATED BY THE OIL DIP STICK. SHE RESUMED DRIVING AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA. ONCE IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION (EA05018) FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,429. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. ON JULY 2, 2007, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHEN IN THE IDLE POSITION. SHE HAD NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE ENGINE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. PRESENTLY, NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

ENGINE DIED AS WE WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WERE TOLD THE ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP FROM FAILURE TO CHANGE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH. $6000 TO REPLACE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN $8, 000. WE DID NOT HAVE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL CHANGES PERFORMED, AND SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. HAVE SINCE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE.*AK

2/15/07 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. 3/12/07 TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE. DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES AND IT WOULD NOT RE-START. ENGINE WOULD FIRE, THEN STALL. AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS IT STARTED CONTINUED TO RUN FINE. *JB

ON MARCH 2, 2007 I GOT IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (HEMI) TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I NOTICED MY RADIO HAD NO SOUND, THE POWER CAME ON, BUT NO SOUND AT ALL WAS HEARD. AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 1/2 OF A MILE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGES STARTED ACTING ERRATIC, JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THE RADIO CAME BACK ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THE OVERHEAD TEMP CONTROL WAS JUMPING FROM 54 DEGREES TO NEGATIVE 40!. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE ETC LIGHT. AFTER DROPPING MY KIDS AT SCHOOL, I HAVE NOT DROVE THIS TRUCK, WITH LESS THAN 41000 MILES. AFTER READING THAT FIRES HAVE STARTED IN MANY OTHER 2004 DURANGO'S, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED A RECALL, WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I CAN NOT PUT MY KIDS IN...

WITHOUT WARNING, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED DURING SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK. WILL TRY A NEW DEALERSHIP. *JB

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

2004 HEMI DURANGO, DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RECOVERED. COASTED TO A STOP IN BREAKDOWN LANE. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE STARTED VEHICLE. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS TO RE START IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE ENGINE HAD LOADED UP. IT THEN RE STARTED FINE AFTER THE 2ND ATTEMPT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING DRIVING BUT ONLY ONCE AT FWY SPEED. *NM