2004 DODGE DURANGO Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THE RAIN THE ENGINE STALL AND MAKE A ABRUPT STOP. I HAVE NUMEROUS SERVICE DONE BY THE DODGE DEALER AND MANY AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON TRYING TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. IN GOOD WEATHER THE SUV DRIVE GREAT IT'S ONLY WHEN IT RAIN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND CARS ARE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED BEHIND YOU AND YOUR CAR STOP. IS THE DODGE COMPANY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND ALWAYS HAD THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE DONE

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD THUD FOLLOWED BY A PRONOUCED TAPPING NOISE. WAS ABLE GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS PROCLAIMED "DEAD" - APPEARS TO HAVE THROWN A ROD. VEHICLE WAS WELL CARED FOR WITH DEALER OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. CHRYSLER / DODGE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION. *JS

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED, 5.7L HEMI, PURCHASED ON 5/15/13. EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE AT TIME OF SALE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR SERVICE FIVE TIMES TO DATE FOR SAME ROOT ISSUE. IN UNDER ONE YEAR, ONLY APPROXIMATELY 2600 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN DUE TO LACK OF RELIABILITY AND SERVICE RELATED PROBLEMS. IN THIS CASE, THE ROOT PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND IS NOT UNIQUE TO THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE, BUT RATHER A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECTION OR ANY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH SOLVING THE ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS CHRYSLER DIRECTLY, THAT THIS MATTER INVOLVES A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND WAS NEVER ISSUED AS A RECALL. MOST RECENTLY, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ENGINE DAMAGE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE...

MOISTURE ENTERED INTO THE CYLINDERS VIA THAT AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A WATER SEAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RAIN WATER COMING DOWN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL FLOW DIRECTLY UNDER THE COWL AND ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WATER INTRUSION CAUSES UNDUE STRESS ON THE PISTONS, RODS, AND CRANKSHAFT EVENTUALLY CAUSING A ROD TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE ENGINE BLOCK. IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY. THE OTHER KNOWN SCENARIO IS AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (EXPOSED TO RAIN), THE CYLINDER WILL FILL WITH WATER, CAUSING A HYDRO-LOCK CONDITION AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE ENGINE USUALLY IS FOUND TO ALSO HAVE A BENT OR FRACTURED ROD AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY DODGE / CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE...

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI. AFTER A RAIN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DURANGO HAS HAD REGULAR SERVICE. WHEN IT WAS PARKED THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS FINE AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN ALL DAY. I LOOKED THIS UP AND IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE SOME LOUD NOISES SOUNDING LIKE GRINDING AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAD TO NAVIGATE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WITH A TRAIN COMING AND ONTO A SIDE STREET AND A DITCH. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT HURT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IF IT HAD BEEN ONE OF MY KIDS OR WIFE DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC DUE TO NO POWER AND TRYING TO STEER A 5000LB TRUCK ACROSS TRAFFIC AND RAILROAD TRACKS WITH A TRAIN COMING. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THIS I HAD THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY GONE THRU BY DEALER MCINERNEY IN MI AND THEY GOT IT READY FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE THE...

ON APRIL 11, 2014, MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN, BOYFRIEND, AND MYSELF(PREGNANT) STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE; THAT'S WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE MY TIRE POPPED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE 4 LANE STREET I WAS TRAVELING ON WITHOUT GETTING HIT. ONCE I PULLED OVER I REALIZED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A SERVICE STATION THAT WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE FAILED. THE TRUCK STILL STARTS BUT MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL TAKING CARE OF AND MAINTENANCE REGULARLY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I HAD NO...

AFTER A RAIN STORM WHERE THE 04 DURANGO WAS PARKED SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A HORRID SOUND AS IF METAL PARTS WERE FLYING AROUND IN THE ENGINE. LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SMALL PIECES OF METAL ON THE GROUND. EVENTUALLY FOUND A HOLE IN THE BLOCK AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE EXTERIOR BODY AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD HAD PENETRATED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000.

ON 2APRIL I WENT TO START THE DURANGO . DID NOT EVEN TURN AN IT STOPPED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A STARTER MOTOR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT IT WAS IN THE ENGINE. I WENT ON LINE AN FOUND OUT THAT DODGE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE(HEMI). VALVE PROBLEM. I LOOKED ON LINE I SAW ALL THE TROUBLE PEOPLE HAD AFTER 100,000 MI. DODGE HAD A PROBLEM AN DID NOTHING TILL 2005. THERE HAS TO BE OVER A 100 PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO NOTHING. THEY CANT DO ANYTHING TILL THERE IS A CALL BACK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 10/8/2014 *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A LANE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REDUCE SPEED AND COAST THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTONS AND RODS HAD BROKEN RESULTING IN DAMAGING THE BLOCK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, DURING HEAVY RAIN THERE HAD BEEN INTERMEDIATE HESITATION AND SPUTTERING IN THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING AT RANDOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

FIRST THING IS WHEN IT RAIN THE SUV STALL AND CUTS OFF. THE TOP PART OF THE ROOF ON THE INSIDE GETS WET ALSO MY SEATBELTS. THEN THE SECOND THING IS THE ENGINE WHICH THREW A ROD AT 149000 MILES. THE ONLY ONE THAT WORK ON THIS VEHICLE WAS THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. AND I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE A MONTH BEFORE WITH THERE 23 POINT INSPECTION. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS WATER PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT'S WHY THESE MODELS ARE BLOWING ENGINES AT LOW MILES. I LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP IAM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THANKS FOR LISTENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AND STALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE DETAILS REGARDING THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE (5.7L HEMI). WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR GOING THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH THE ENGINE WOULD START MISSING AND SOMETIMES DIE. THIS WOULD MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERS IN BOTH KENTUCKY & NORTH CAROLINA AND TO VARIOUS AUTO PARTS STORES AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE DIAGNOSTICS READER ALWAYS SHOWED MISFIRE IN #2 CYLINDER BUT NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT CAUSED IT. EVEN THOUGH I KEPT THE OIL CHANGED AS WELL AS OTHER MAINTENANCE IT STARTED KNOCKING AND BLEW AT 124,000 MILES. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH ONE FROM A WRECKING YARD WITH 60,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEMS WITH RAIN AND CAR WASHES. IT LASTED 2 YEARS AND 21,000 MILES. I CONTACTED...

AFTER MAKING A CLICKING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THAT WE HAD BEEN TOLD WAS THE STARTER FAN (AND HAVING IT REPLACED), WE LOADED UP OUR DURANGO FOR A WEEK LONG CAMPING TRIP 8 HOURS AWAY. 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE THE DURANGO STARTED "DRAGGING" LIKE IT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME MAINTAINING SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, A HORRIBLE METAL ON METAL BANGING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I LOST ALL POWER. ON THE INTERSTATE, AT 4 A.M. I DROPPED FROM 72 MPH TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OIL JUST POURED FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WE HAD THE DURANGO TOWED HOME AND CALLED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. HE TOOK A LOOK AND INFORMED US WE HAD THROWN A ROD AND COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NEEDED. WE VERIFIED THIS...

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY AFTER RUNNING FINE THE DAY BEFORE. STARTED IT UP AND IT THREW A ROD THROUGH THE MOTOR AND OIL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RAN GREAT WHEN I PARKED IT. CAME OUT NEXT MORNING WENT TO START IT AND HEARD LOUD BANG. WHEN I GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED SEEN OIL ON THE GROUND. ENGINE SEIZED. HAD HOLE IN THE BLOCK. COST TO FIX THIS $4300. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT SO IT WILL SIT TILL THEY HAVE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD BANG EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND LIGHT BULB WARNING ICON WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN ENGINE ROD AND PISTON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,833. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ENGINE STALLING WHEN RAINING OR GOING THROUGH CAR WASH, READING ON OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK DOING THE SAME THING AND IT ENDS UP BLOWING THE MOTOR, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN *TR

UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS AT A REPAIR FACILITY FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED RECENTLY. THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT RUNNING ROUGH AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. *TR

SUDDEN COMPETE ENGINE FAILURE SPUN CRANK BEARINGS AND OTHER ROD DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I USED THE GOOD STUFF MOBILE 1. WOW AFTER READING ABOUT ALL OF THESE BLOWN UP ENGINES ACROSS THE USA WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING? PRICE TO FIX $6,000. 95,000 MILES AND ENGINE FAILURE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE AND A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC , WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. *TR

ON 12/30/13, OWNER STARTED DURANGO AND HEARD LOUD POP FROM ENGINE FOLLOWED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. OWNER DROVE DURANGO TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE HAS SERVICED ALL HIS VEHICLES SINCE MOVING TO AREA 11 YEARS AGO. SHOP MANAGER INSPECTED VEHICLE, NOTED CHECK-ENGINE STILL ON AND RECOMMENDED ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC. ON 12/31/13, SHOP CALLED OWNER STATING THAT ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE FOR CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT OTHER THAN ISSUE WITH CYLINDER #4. SHOP RECOMMENDED AN INDUCTION SERVICE TO FLUSH CARBON BUILDUP FROM THE ENGINE. SHOP MANAGER CALLED LATER, STATING THAT AFTER ENGINE FLUSH AND DURING TEST DRIVE, THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLEW WITH HOLES IN BOTH SIDES. ESTIMATE COST FOR REBUILT ENGINE AND INSTALLATION IS $8500. SHOP POINTED OWNER TO AN EDMUNDS FORUM WHERE OWNERS WERE REPORTING SIMILAR AND IN SOME CASES ALMOST IDENTICAL INSTANCES OF BLOWN ENGINES ON THE DODGE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE FOR MODEL YEAR 2004. OWNER RESEARCHED AND...

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEMI 5.7L ENGINE*** I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IMMACULATELY, MECHANICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 2006 FROM A DEALER WITH 36K MILES ON IT. IN 2010 WITH 155,000 MILES ON IT, THE PUSH ROD BROKE WHEN I WAS ON MY WAS TO THE OFFICE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE ENGINE, IT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN, OIL CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS, ETC.. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED IN NOV 2010 WITH ANOTHER DODGE HEMI 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE. OVER 3 YEARS LATER GUESS WHAT????????? THE REPLACED DODGE HEMI ENGINE BLEW ON ME IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY 3 YEARS LATER DECEMBER 5, 2013. I AM POSTING THIS...

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEMI 5.7L ENGINE*** I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IMMACULATELY, MECHANICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 2006 FROM A DEALER WITH 36K MILES ON IT. IN 2010 WITH 155,000 MILES ON IT, THE PUSH ROD BROKE WHEN I WAS ON MY WAS TO THE OFFICE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE ENGINE, IT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN, OIL CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS, ETC.. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED IN NOV 2010 WITH ANOTHER DODGE HEMI 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE. OVER 3 YEARS LATER GUESS WHAT????????? THE REPLACED DODGE HEMI ENGINE BLEW ON ME IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY 3 YEARS LATER DECEMBER 5, 2013. I AM POSTING THIS...

WATER GOT INTO CYLINDER AND BENT ROD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2004 DURANGO HEMI DUE TO DESIGN ISSUE OF WATER DRAINING AROUND THE ENGINE. REQUIRED REBUILD OR NEW ENGINE. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE TO HAVE THIS OCCUR, MUCH LESS, REPEATEDLY OCCUR FOR MANY VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A ROD TO BEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND 40 MPH HEARD A BANGING NOISE, SAW SMOKE PULLED OVER AND SAW OIL SPILLING FROM ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED INSPECTED AND FOUND #7 CONNECTING ROD SNAPPED. NO GOOD REASON! *TR

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

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING AS WE MADE LOW SPEED TURNS. FORTUNATELY NEITHER OF US ENDED UP GETTING IN TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME. I TOLD MY WIFE I'D HAVE THE SERVICE SHOP HAVE A LOOK AT IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR ITS NEEDED OIL CHANGE NEXT WEEK. ON THE MORNING OF 12/30/13, I WENT OUT TO START MY DURANGO TO LET IT WARM UP SOME BEFORE I LEFT. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD CLANGING SOUND (LIKE SOMEONE PUT A FORK IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND JAMMED IT) AND THEN STOPPED. IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I HAD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOW IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAID IT WAS THE STARTER AND STARTER RELAY....

AFTER IT HAD BEEN RAINING ALL NIGHT I WENT TO START IT THIS MORNING AND I HEARD A LOUD THUMP THEN NOTHING! TRIED TO START IT AGAIN A COUPLE TIMES AND NOTHING. I SAT THERE IN TEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WOULD GET TO WORK TOMORROW THEN TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN AND IT DID START. NOW MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. AFTER READING ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT TODAY IS SUNDAY SO I HAVE NONE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL TOMORROW. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND YES THERE IS WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD! THEN I LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE FOOT PEDALS AND COULDN'T BELIEVE I SEEN A TRICKLE OF WATER RUNNING DOWN BEHIND ALL THE FUSES, PLUGS AND WIRES!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! NOW I HAVE TO BORROW A CAR...

DROVE VEHICLE ON 12-22-13 EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE WENT TO DRIVE ON 12-23-13 AND STARTED TRUCK JUST TO HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THUMP CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC AND IT HAS A BUSTED CONNECTING ROD AND ENGINE BLOCK IS SHOT AND CANT EVEN REBUILD THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY BEFORE ANY MORE HARD WORKING AMERICANS HAVE TO DUMP $7K DOLLARS IN THEIR VEHICLE BECAUSE SOME ONE WANTS TO COVER UP A REAL PROBLEM. DODGE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS WELL WHEN DO THE REPAIRS. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ENGINES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF A ROD FAILURE. UPON DOING RESEARCH THERE SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD COWL THAT LEAKS DOWN DIRECTLY TO THE MANIFOLD THAT MAY CRACK BECAUSE IS FAULTY WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS WATER TO DRAIN ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. WELL EVEN THOUGH...

BACKED VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY NEXT MORNING GOT IN TO CRANK AND IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND MOTOR WAS SHOT!! THIS IS NOT THE WAY I THOUGHT DODGE COMPANY WOULD BE; WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER. NO HELP FROM DODGE. *TR

ONE MORNING, AT STARTUP, THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN ROD. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS ALWAYS KEPT UP AND RECORDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE HANDED TO THEM. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THE LOCAL SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME I HAD A GOOD CASE AGAINST DODGE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE ROD SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. THE REGIONAL DODGE INSPECTOR SHOW UP AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I ATTEMPTED TO TALK TO THE LOCAL SERVICE PERSON THAT I HAD SPOKE WITH BEFORE BUT THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO. THE NATIONAL DODGE REPRESENTATIVE I WAS ASSIGNED CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE STORY CHANGED. IN EITHER CASE, I WAS LEFT WITH A LARGE BILL BECAUSE...

WHEN STARTING IT MADE LOAD KNOCKING NOISE. HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. THEY FOUND THAT RAIN WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE COWL BELOW THE WINDSHIELD ONTO THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WATER STANDING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE AND ALLOWED CYLINDER TO HYDRAULICALLY LOCK. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM A WEEK LONG BUSINESS TRIP, I WENT TO MY DURANGO THAT WAS PARKED AT THE AIRPORT. THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FOR SOME REASON, AND USED A JUMP BOX TO START THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LONG RATTLING NOISE, THEN SHUT DOWN. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, I FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND A PIECE OF METAL AS WELL. AFTER HAVING THE DURANGO TOWED TO MY HOME, I CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE TO FIND A WHOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK JUST IN FRONT OF THE STARTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY PEOPLE FOR THE 2004 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED YET. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IT HAS WITH SOME, BUT I SUPPOSE IT WILL TAKE A FATALITY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONNECTING ROD HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT AND THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A TWO-INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE TWO-INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS A REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY (10 SECONDS) AFTER START-UP, MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN SEIZING TIGHT. ENGINE COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED AS IT COULD NOT TURN-OVER. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BEFORE REMOVAL, AND #7 PISTON WAS FOUND TO NOT BE MOVING WHEN THE CRANKSHAFT WAS ROTATED IN REVERSE ROTATION MANUALLY. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND TORN DOWN FOR INSPECTION. CYLINDER #7 CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE I-BEAM SECTION, AND THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE CONNECTING ROD SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BEING BENT OR BUCKED PREVIOUS TO THE FAILURE BY ONE OR MORE HYDROLOCK EVENTS. ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE THROTTLE BODY TO INDUCTION RESONATOR JOINT THAT ALLOWS WINDSHIELD WATER RUNOFF TO BE DRAWN INTO THE ENGINES INDUCTION SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS, WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE IGNITION RELATED PER A CHRYSLER TSB DUE TO A...

PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE THE MOTOR WOULD SHUT OFF DURING ANY HEAVY RAIN STORM, THEN AFTER ONE RAIN STORM IN JULY OF 2012 THE NEXT MORNING WENT OUTSIDE TO START THE TRUCK THE MOTOR HAD LOCKED UP. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT DODGE HAD A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 2004-2005 DURANGO THAT CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE WITH RAIN WATER GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REFUND EVERYONE THAT HAS HAD THESE ISSUE DUE TO THERE MISTAKE AND NOT PENALIZE THE CUSTOMERS. *TR

RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SERVICE CONTRACT, I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING,STALLING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, ALSO AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK THRU A CAR WASH IT WILL DO THE SAME THING, I NEED HELP BECAUSE I PAID 11,000 DOLLARS FOR THESE POS. *TR

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

THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN GOOD CONDITION OIL CHANGED ECT. VEHICLE THREW A ROD AT AROUND 30 MPH. *TR

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

VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON ME DURING A HEAVY RAIN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER HEAVY RAIN, I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO PULL MY VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND RAIN BEGAN TO SLOW TO A DRIZZLE. VEHICLE CRANKED RIGHT UP AFTER THAT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE HAD ROUGH IDLES AND STALL OUTS WHEN IN AUTOMATIC CAR WASHES. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH THE COWL AND A REPLACEMENT COWL IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER AT OUR OWN COST. IF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AS A DEFECT ON AN OEM PART THEN WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER WHO HAS ALREADY PAID FOR A VEHICLE BE LIABLE? I HOPE...