2004 DODGE DURANGO Engine Problems

THE RAIN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A LOUD UNKNOWN NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK OVER. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME. LEFT VEHICLE FOR A FEW HOURS, RETURNED LATER TO START AND LOUD CLUNK COMING FROM MOTOR. LIFTED HOOD AND FOUND INTAKE TO BE TOTALLY COVERED IN WATER. WATER WAS FLOWING DOWN WINDSHIELD AND DIRECTLY OVER TOP OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN DUE TO HYDRO LOCKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROMINENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE HYDRO EXTENSION CYLINDER BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN MADE LOUD NOISE LIKE A HAMMER HITTING ENGINE, THEN STARTED SMOKING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. TRIED STARTING AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL BURN AND BLOWING WHITE SMOKE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC STATED ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER FOR SECOND OPINION. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN LIGHT RAIN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL. AS I CAME TO A STOP I RECALL THE SUV SMOKING. I STOP THE SUV IMMEDIATELY AND COULD TELL THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE HE TOLD ME THE COWL PANEL WAS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK ONTO MY ENGINE WHICH WOULD CAUSE WATER TO GET INTO MY INTAKE THAT WOULD RESULT INTO A BLOWN ENGINE. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER/DODGE TO NO AVAIL THEY ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, WHICH IS SURELY INCORRECT BECAUSE OF ALL THE POST OF PEOPLE WOULD COMMON ISSUES WITH THERE DODGE DURANGO. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WE HAVE KEPT THIS DURANGO IN IMMACULATE SHAPE AND HAVE CONSISTENTLY DONE OF THE RECOMMENDED UPKEEP ON THE VEHICLE. WE CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAD NOWHERE TO PULL OVER AND HAD TO CONTINUE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE BEFORE I COULD GET TO A SHOULDER AND BEHIND ME WERE MULTIPLE VEHICLES. UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS OIL. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE AND IT IS COMPLETELY BLOWN-CATASTROPHIC. ENGINE FAILURE THAT WILL COST $6000 TO REPLACE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE USED THE VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS, WE HAVE BARELY PUT 12000 MILES PER YEAR ON IT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS ENGINE, MANY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRIED TO START MY TRUCK AND ALL I AM HEARING IS LOUD KNOCKING. NO NOTICE OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG! ACCORDING TO ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SOUND IS, IT IS MOST LIKELY THE HYDROLOCK PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING , OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED . IS THAT WHAT CHRYSLER IS WAITING FOR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? IF WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS ISSUE WAS EVEN POSSIBLE OF HAPPENING WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT IT BY FIXING THE SEAL. NOW WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS PRETTY, BUT IS UNDRIVABLE, AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

HAD JUST FIXED THE SENSORS ON THE TRUCK, PUT NEW BATTERY AND NEW TIRES. TOTALING OVER $1200. DRIVING THROUGH UNAVOIDABLE PUDDLES ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING A HEAVY RAIN IN MY AREA OF 4.5 INCHES. PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO START IT THE NEXT MORNING AND HEARD THIS VERY LOUD GRINDING. HAD THE CAR TOWED. DIAGNOSIS: ENGINE HYDROLOCK. APPARENTLY DODGE HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE AND SIMILAR SITES. A $130 PART COULD'VE PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. DODGE REFUSING TO HELP AND INSURANCE SAYING IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT SO THEY WON'T COVER IT EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ANOTHER ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE PULLEY AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DIE WHEN MAKING A TURN, OR LOW SPEED. I HAVE DONE SEVERAL THINGS TO FIX THIS. CHANGED THE BATTERY, OIL CHANGES, RADIATOR FLUSH. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. THERE ISN'T ANY CODES ON THE CHECK ENGINE COMPUTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. WE HAD A HEAVY RAIN STORM AT NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE UPON START UP FOLLOWED BY A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED RAIN WATER SEEPED INTO THE CYLINDER WHICH BLEW THE ROD AND PISTONS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN WATER COMING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD AND SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE OVERNIGHT. I STILL OWE 7000.00 ON THE LOAN AND NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. NOW DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE FLAW AND WILL NOT BACK UP THERE BAD DESIGN FLAW AND FIX MY ENGINE. SO I HAVE NO CAR AND A 7000.00 BALANCE LEFT I HAVE TO STILL PAY. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE SINCE THEIR DESIGN CAUSED IT TO BLOW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS NEVER RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN RAIN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD,ALMOST ROUGH ROARING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. AFTER TAKING AN EXIT TO INVESTIGATE, THE VEHICLE DIED AND TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE DIES IN AUTO CAR WASHES. AFTER READING SIMILAR POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL OF DEATH FOR ME, MY PASSENGERS AND OTHERS THAT MAY BECOME INVOLVED. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND MY ENGINE WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISES, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THEN AS I ACCELERATED, MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.SMOKE WAS FLYING OUT MY TAIL PIPE AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DRIVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT WATER SEEPED INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING UNSTABLE AND THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS UPON HITTING HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, THE CHEST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,890.

RAIN POURED THROUGH THE WIPER COWL AND SATURATED THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO HYDRO-LOCK AND BLOW A ROD. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IS THE GOVERNMENT WAITING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE KILLED ON THE HIGHWAYS DUE TO THIS? PLEASE ADVISE IF SOMETHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. NO PRECURSORS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NOW WARNING SIGNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VEHICLE DIES WHEN IT RAINS OR IF YOU GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND ALL POWER IS LOST. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE, YET DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING FOR IT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SUDDENLY DIES IN TRAFFIC PLUS IT IS RAINING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, YET THEY CLAIM THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT NOT A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS WASHED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DRY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WE PURCHASED OUR PRE-OWNED 2004 5.7 LIMITED EDITION IN JANUARY 2007. IT HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES. WITHIN A YEAR OR SO AFTER, THE CD CHANGER STOPPED WORKING, AND THEN THE RADIO WOULD SOMETIMES NOT WORK AFTER HEAVY RAIN. DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SOMETIMES TURN-OFF, LEAVING ME AND 2 SMALL KIDS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL THE RAIN LIGHTENED ENOUGH FOR THE CAR TO START AGAIN. WHENEVER WE WOULD TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM, WE WERE ALWAYS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THOSE TYPES OF PROBLEMS, BUT WE HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS THAT WE NOW THINK WERE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE WATER PROBLEM, SUCH AS A NEW STARTER, REPAIRS FOR A COOLANT LEAK,ETC. IN EARLY 2014 THE CAR BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. A FEW DAYS AFTER A TWO OR THREE DAY PERIOD OF NEAR...

I WAS DRIVING AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE. AS I SLOWED DOWN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND SAW A SLIGHT WISP OF SMOKE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. AS IT WAS BEING TOWED, I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AS FAR AS OIL CHANGES, ETC. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO V8 HEMI. ORIGINAL OWNER. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF OF THE LOT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS SCHEDULED. LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA, AFTER SITTING OVER THE WEEKEND. VEHICLE WOULD ALWAYS STALL/SPUTTER IN THE RAIN. RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND, WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK UP ON SUNDAY MORNING, THERE WAS A BANG AND A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK TIMING ASSEMBLY APART FOUND A BROKEN GUIDE PIN, WAS NOT THE ISSUE. APPEARS TO BE BLOWN ROD. ENGINE TOAST....AFTER LOOKING FOR ENGINE ONLINE I FIND THIS FORUM, WHY WON'T ANYONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I'M GLAD MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT DRIVING THIS WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

I DROVE THE TRUCK 2 DAYS AGO AND IT RAN FINE. YESTERDAY IT RAINED ALL DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT TODAY IT STARTED BUT HAD VERY LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. I SHUT IT DOWN THEN RESTARTED AND THE NOISES WERE WORSE. I THEN GOT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT THIS EXACT ISSUE HAS PLAGUED LOTS OF PEOPLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED AS I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO ON A JOB INTERVIEW...IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

DURANGO WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. ONE MORNING I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS A STRANGE TICKING NOISE. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK RAN FINE AS USUAL. IT RAINED HEAVILY THAT NIGHT. I DID NOT USE THE TRUCK AT ALL FOR FEAR OF DOING ANY DAMAGE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE TICKING WAS AND WANTED ME TO PAY ABOUT $550 IN LABOR SO THEY COULD TAKE THE MOTOR APART. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK HOME TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE $550 WAS NOT EVEN FOR A REPAIR , IT WAS ONLY TO GET AN ESTIMATE . I DID NOT USE THE TRUCK AT ALL AND IT WAS JUST PARKED IN MY YARD. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK UP TO BRING IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC THE NOISE WAS A HORRENDOUS...

WHAT CAN I SAY... DODGE CLEARLY HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN WHICH WATER FROM RAIN, ECT... LEAKS ONTO ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SLOWLY CAUSING THE DEATH OF VEHICLE WITH A DYING MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WATER POURS ONTO ENGINE RIGHT DOWN FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WHO DESIGNS THIS CRAP!!!! I USED THE BEST OILS AND NOW THIS IS WHAT I HAVE AS A REWARDS FROM DODGE FOR MY MAINTENANCE. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE HEMI 5.7 HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE AT STOPS WHENEVER IT RAINS. LATER IN THE WEEK I WENT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED DURING A RAIN STORM. I ONLY HAVE 125,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE PLASTIC WIPER COWL BELOW THE WINDSHIELD ALLOWING WATER TO FLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH COLLECTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MIGHT SLOWLY MAKE IT'S WAY IN TO THE BLOCK AND HYDROLOCK THE ENGINE. SERIOUSLY I THOUGHT. I WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND OPENED THE HOOD AND PLACED THE GARDEN HOSE OVER THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE WIPERS ON AND RAN THE WATER ON LOW, AND ALSO IN THE OFF POSITION. SURE ENOUGH A LOT OF WATER FLOWS IN TO THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER HOLE WHERE IT ROTATES AND...

WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY, THEN WE HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER PULLING OVER IN A PARKING LOT I NOTICE A HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. WE TAKE CARE OF THAT LIKE ONE IF OUR BABIES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAN'T BELIVE DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM 04 DURANGOS HAVE AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE STILL OWE 4K ON OURS AND NOW WHAT?? MY WIFE LOST HER JOB OVER THIS. *JS

I HAD LET MY DURANGO SIT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS STARTING IT ONCE A WEEK. ONE DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SHUT IT OFF THEN TRY TO RESTART THE CAR THEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH REALLY LOUD KNOCKING. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW IT WAS A ROD. I AM SO ANGRY WITH DODGE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER I TOOK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE WATER ISSUE AND OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM OR ONE THAT THEY WANTED TO SHARE WITH ME. NOW THE DURANGO SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I DECIDE TO GET IT FIXED NOT SURE I WANT TO IF ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.THANK GOD I BOUGHT A KIA OPTIMA RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED OR I WOULD BE WITHOUT A CAR. PEOPLE WONDER WHY WE NO LONGER BUY AMERICAN CARS THE COST THEN THEY...

MY TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING. IT ONLY HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WONT START. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ITS APART OF THE RECALL. *TR

HEMI 5.7 ENGINE FAILURE DROVE VEHICLE ON MONDAY 7/7/2014), PARK VEHICLE OVERNIGHT, WENT TO START THE VEHICLE ON TUESDAY (7/8/2014) VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WILL NOT TURN OVER, MECHANIC INDICATES THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE, APPROXIMATE REPLACEMENT COST IS $4,500 - $4,600. *TR

I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY DURANGO ON MAY 3 2014. THE SUV THEN SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO WEEKS, DURING WHICH IT RAINED ALMOST EVERY DAY. I WENT TO START THE SUV IT STARTED FINE THEN I HEARD A KNOCK THEN A LOUD TAPPING. THE ENGINE HAS SINCED LOCKED UP AND IS A PAPER WEIGHT NOW. THIS SUV WAS A DAILY DRIVER AND THE TWO WEEKS WAS THE LONGEST THAT IT HAS EVER SAT WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. UNTIL THIS ISSUE I'VE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THIS SUV. I'VE SINCE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES ON THIS MODEL SUV. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE BECAUSE I'M STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. *JS

DRIVING TO A VACATION DESTINATION, ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65MPH. ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY AND MAKE A CLACKING NOISE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT MAY BE A FLAT, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE CONTROL. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TOWED BACK TO MY LOCAL SHOP WHO ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I SEARCHED FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2004/ENGINE/ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML IT SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DODGE HAS FAILED TO CORRECT IT. *JS

EXITED FROM FREEWAY, CAR STATED TO SHAKE. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN BRIDGTON MAINE. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. HAVE CHECKED THE WEB FOR ANY SIMILAR ISSUES. FOUND 100 OF COMPLAINTS FOR LOW MILEAGE 2004 DODGE DURANGOS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY WATER ENTERS THE ENGINE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND RUSTS A HOLE IN THE IRON BLOCK, THUS LEAKING OIL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2004/ENGINE/ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML WHEN THESE ENGINES SEIZE ON A HIGHWAY RESULT WILL BE DEADLY. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

ENGINE BLOWN!!!! SENT TO MACHINE SHOP HAD IT REBUILT LASTED 4 MONTHS !!! 6500,00 OUT OF MY POCKET I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 26,000 CASH IN 2004. NOW I DON'T HAVE A TRANSPORTATION .I RUN A FLEET MAINTENANCE SHOP AND SERVICE THE TRUCK REGULARLY. CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT NO RECALL!!! VEHICLE IS AT MY SHOP DON'T WANT TO DO NOTHING WITH IT CAUSE WITH MY LUCK IF I JUNK IT THEY WILL COME OUT WITH A RECALL : (. PISSEDCAUSE ALL I READ ABOUT IS 5.7 HEMI PROBLEMS!! THEY GOT THERE MONEY!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD COWL COVERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SEAL WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, WATER WAS ABLE TO PENETRATE INTO THE ENGINE WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 17,000. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN UPDATED 05/05/15*JB

WHILE MY WIFE WAS STARTING THE DODGE DURANGO THIS AFTERNOON, A BIG CLUNKING NOISE SOUNDED AND IT CONTINUED ON AS IF SOMEONE WAS THROWING ROCKS UNDERNEATH MY ENGINE. TURNS OUT THAT A ROD HAD BEEN BROKEN INSIDE MY ENGINE. AFTER LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGINE ON THE INTERNET, I AM FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED? I AM NOW PART OF A LONG LIST OF DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I WILL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN AND WILL RECOMMEND TO ANYONE ELSE TO STAY AWAY. *TR

APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE HAS BEEN AWARE OF SINCE 2004. THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE ALLOWS RAIN WATER TO BE DIRECTED DOWN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT IS THEN SUCKED THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING THE PISTONS TO HYDRO-LOCK. IN TURN THE PISTON RODS BEND AND/OR BREAK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE WHEN I STARTED IT ON MAY 18, 2014. THERE WERE PIECES OF MY ENGINE BLOCK ON THE DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY I WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME OR I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TWO ENGINE RODS FRACTURED DUE TO HYDROLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

I HAD DRIVEN MY VEHICLE ON SATURDAY, HAULING A LOAD OF HAY, WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN PARKED THE CAR. MONDAY MORNING I WENT OUT TO DRIVE KIDS TO SCHOOL, THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, IMMEDIATELY I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED A MECHANIC. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS SHOP THAT DAY, WHERE HE FOUND A PERFECT CIRCLE HOLE IN THE SIDE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE. I'VE SINCE REPLACED THE ENGINE, THEN THE OIL PUMP, AND THE HEAD GASKETS, AND THE OIL PAN, NOW THE BATTERY... *TR

JUST BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN NJ. ON DRIVE HOME TO PA, VEHICLE MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, DEBRIS CAME OUT FROM AROUND TRUCK. ENGINE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. LOTS OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE PASSENGER VENTS. ENGINE OIL POURED OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES WERE WITHIN NORMAL READINGS. NO CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE COOLANT TEMPS IN NORMAL RANGE ON THE GAUGE. IN PROCESS OF TALKING WITH VEHICLE'S PLACE OF PURCHASE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET THIS ENGINE FIXED/REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

5.7L HEMI. STARTED IT UP AT HOME AND CLANGING STARTED JUST LIKE THAT FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING. SHUT IT OFF AND CHECKED AROUND AND FOUND PIECES OF THE ENGINE BLOCK ON THE GROUND. CRAWLED UNDER IT AND THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK JUST ABOUT THE OIL PAN LIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.