2004 DODGE DURANGO Engine Problems

I'VE OWNED MY 2004 DURANGO 5.7 SINCE IT WAS NEW HAS HAD MOST SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP A FEW AT SEARS. THE DURANGO WAS IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR ROUGH IDLE WHEN RAINING AND LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM DROVE THE DURANGO ON A SATURDAY BEFORE WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER RAIN STOPPED STARTED THE DURANGO ONLY TO HEAR A BANG THEN SOMETHING KNOCKING IN MOTOR TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD AFTER SPENDING ANOTHER 325 DOLLARS THAT THE MOTOR HYDRA LOCKED AND BROKE A ROD. NOW THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT FIXING A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $8500 TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

2004 DODGE DURANGO BENT ROD # 7 CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED BENT ROD. BUT SAID NEED NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. MANY THOUSAND OF DOLLARS WERE PAID TO FIX AND GET ON ROAD AGAIN. NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, NERVOUS WITH THREE KIDS IN CAR AGES 2,5,6 AM I GOING TO KILL OR HURT MY CHILDREN DRIVING THEM IN THIS CAR???? HAPPENED AGAIN SAME BENT ROD 1 MONTH AFTER REPAIR. ON 2012 OCTOBER. CAR SITS IN DEALERSHIP FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. WILL NOT MOVE CAR OR DRIVE CAR TILL SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE KIDS IN IT. THEY FLUXED MOTOR PRESSURE TESTED IT AND STILL THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. LOOK AT ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON LINE THIS IS NOT JUST ME!!! SOMETHING IS WRONG! DO MY CHILDREN NEED TO DIE OR SOMEONE ELSES FAMILY...

DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON I 95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FLAPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND A VERY ROUGH IDLE. PULL TO OFF RAMP, SHUT CAR OFF, AND CALLED FOR A NEARBY DODGE DEALER AND A TOW. IT SEEMS A "NEW" ENGINE IS REQUIRED. DODGE DOES NOT SUPPLY NEW ENGINES WITH REPLACEMENTS THEY USE REMANUFACTURED ENGINES. THE COST WITH LABOR WILL BE $7,500. UPON REQUESTING THE TRUE CAUSE AND BROKEN PARTS I WAS TOLD DODGE REQUIRES ALL PARTS BE SENT BACK WITH THE BROKEN ENGINE TO REMANUFACTURE A FUTURE ENGINE. VERY CONVENIENT TO PREVENT ANY INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEM. RESEARCH ON VARIOUS SITES LIKE EDMUNDS ILLUSTRATES THAT THIS ENGINE FAILURE OF THE 5.7L HEMI IN THE SECOND GENERATION DURANGO'S IS PREVALENT. DODGE REFUSES TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WENT TO START THE ENGINE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG, I LEFT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE WAS BANGING LOUDLY. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAS A BLOWN ENGINE AND THAT I NEED A REPLACEMENT. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 2/19/13 DROVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS. WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY CLUNKING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE BUT WASN'T. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FIXED THAT PROBLEM. 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT ON 3/29 WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD ANOTHER LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A CLUNKING NOISE THIS TIME I LOST STEERING AND BARELY MADE IT INTO A PARKING LOT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC TO FIND OUT IT BLEW A ROD AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. AFTER HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 WEEKS I HAVE HAD 2 CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY OWN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TO BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME...

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI. THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, I PULLED OVER AND SAW OIL ON THE FRAME. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID A ROD WENT THROUGH THE BLOCK. I ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL ON SCHEDULE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 700 MILES ON THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T GIVE ANY WARNING BEFORE GOING OUT. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

PURCHASED MY HEMI DODGE DURANGO 2004, WITH APPROX. 90,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY 20,000 MILES INTO THE PURCHASE, TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP ACCELERATING INTO A 40 MPH. LANE AT APPROX. 25-35 MPH, (CLUNK) AFTER HEARING A LOUD THUMP, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TOWED TO EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE, CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER MAINTENANCE DEPT., ONLY OPTION TO RESOLVE MY MATTER WAS TO REPLACE MY NOW DEAD 110,000 MILE ENGINE WITH A RE BUILT ENGINE AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $2,500/APPROX.70,000 MILES. APPROX. 15,000 MILES AND ONLY LOCAL DRIVING (3 MILES TOPS/PER DAY), I AM EXPERIENCEING FAULTS WHICH LEAD ME TO BELIEVE, I WILL EXPERIENCE THIS UNFORTUNATE PROBLEM AGAIN. VEHICLE ALSO, TURNS OFF IN HEAVY RAIN, AIR BAGS ALERTS ARE FAULTY, STEREO EQIPMENT FAULTY, ELECTICAL SEATING FAULTY. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

CAR WAS COLD, FROM SITTING OVER NIGHT.WENT TO START, AND HEARD A BUNCH OF CLANGING. I TURNED TRUCK OFF IMMEDIATELY. WENT TO CRANK ENGINE OVER, AND NOTHING. NO NOISE, ACCEPT CHIMES FROM INTERIOR, AND A SLIGHT NOISE FROM STARTER.I HAVE WORKED FOR YEARS AROUND VEHICLES AND REPAIRS,AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK. I PUT GEAR SHIFTER IN NUETRAL, DISCONNECTED SERPENTINE BELT, AND TRIED TO MANUALLY TURN ENGINE AT CRANKSHAFT. I COULD NOT GET IT TO BUDGE. WHEN I LOOKED UP ONLINE, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MOTOR HAD IT SIEZE, I CALLED CHRYSLER,AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, BEING AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEIR WAS NO RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HOLD THE CAR MANUFACTURERS TO STRICTER STANDARDS ,FOR ISSUES LIKE THIS.I'M NOT ANY KIND OF A COMPUTER GURU, AND I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS...

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH (TO THE POINT OF STALLING OUT) DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM RAIN OR WHEN IT WENT THROUGH THE CAR WASH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER IT REACHED 100K MILES. DODGE AUTHORIZED MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM. COMPLETE TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED. DURING FEBRUARY 2013, THE VEHICLE'S COWL WAS REPLACED (APPROX. 160K MILES ODOMETER READING) IN AN EFFORT TO DIVERT WATER FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE BLOCK AREA. IN MARCH 2013 (APPROX. 168K MILES), ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE; ENGINE TURNED OVER WITH A BANGING NOISE FOLLOWED BY SOUNDS OF GRINDING METAL. BROUGHT IN MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE-ROD AND THAT VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. *TR

04 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH EVERY TIME IT WOULD RAIN. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM. ON FEB. 13TH WENT OUT TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THINKING IT WAS THE STARTER WE TOOK IT OFF HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE STARTER WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. SO WE HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED.....IT WAS FINE AS WELL. AFTER GETTING THE STARTER AND BATTERY PUT BACK ON, THE CAR STARTED AND RAN FOR A FEW DAYS. ON TUESDAY FEB 26TH THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN- THIS WAS AFTER A HEAVY NIGHT OF RAIN. LET IT SET A COUPLE OF DAYS....STARTED RIGHT UP. ON MARCH 12TH THIS PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC ASKED US TO LET HIM KEEP THE DURANGO SO HE COULD TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,397.

AFTER PULLING OUT ON TO A STREET THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND CLUNKING NOISE. I PULLED OVER TO FIND A HOLE IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I DO REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 3000 MILE INTERVALS WITH SYNTHETIC OIL AND ONLY USE HIGH QUALITY OIL AND FILTERS, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE 04-05 MODELS. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT HE CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT MOTOR FOR A REASONABLE PRICE DUE TO THE DEMAND OF REPLACING THIS MOTOR. ALSO, HE HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE USUAL WARRANTY THAT HE WOULD GET WITH A MOTOR OF ANY OTHER KIND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE 04-05 MOTORS DUE TO THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. I WOKE UP TODAY TO GO TO WORK AND STARTED IT AND IT WAS MAKING A REALLY LOUD NOISE. I TURNED IT OFF AND FOUND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. MY HUSBAND HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. HOW DOES AN ENGINE BLOW UP SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY? I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH THE QUALITY OF THESE ENGINES AND FEEL THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THESE THAT DODGE SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL ON THESE! THE ENGINE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT! THE GARAGE IS QUOTING ME BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO PUT AN ENGINE IN IT! *TR

THE CAR STALLS OUT IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND COMPLETELY DIES IN CAR WASH. PROBLEM CAN BE REPRODUCED EVERY SINGLE TIME IN WET CONDITIONS.VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

I WENT OUT ONE MORNING TO DUE MY DAILY RUNNING FOR THE DAY AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED IT MADE A SOUND LIKE THE STARTER WAS STUCK. I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN THERE WAS A LOUD PECKING IN THE MOTOR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THE MAN LISTENED TO IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE MOTOR AND THAT HE DID NOT DO MOTOR WORK. SO I FOUND ANOTHER GARAGE AND TOOK IT TO THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE STARTER THAT WAS BAD AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET TO IT FOR A WEEK OR SO. SO I CALLED THE LOT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FROM AND HE SENT ME TO HIS GARAGE AND THE MAN THERE TOLD ME THAT HE...

MY 2004 DURANGO HAS ALWAYS HAD THE FAMILIAR ISSUE OF STALLING WHEN IT RAINED OR WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH, BUT ON MARCH 10 THAT ALL ENDED. MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO TAKE MY CAR TO A MEETING AND HEARD LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WE EVENTUALLY LEARNED THE ENGINE WAS SHOT--JUST LIKE THAT. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NOW WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH REPLACING THE ENGINE FOR AROUND $5000. THIS IS CRAZY!! I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THIS MODEL HAS FACED--AND NO RECALL!! I AM JUST LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WHEN IT HAPPENED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT BADLY. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK THE OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS AND THEY WERE FINE. TOWED MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND WAS NO GOOD ANY MORE. I JUST PAID 15,000 FOR THIS CAR 6 WEEKS BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITES AND THEY HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER CARS FOR THIS SAME REASON. WHEN YOU CALL DODGE THEY JUST GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A ROD BEARING HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND A ROD BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

THESE VEHICLES HAVE SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. (HEMI 5.7L) THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ME AND MY SEVEN CHILDREN INSIDE BECAUSE ETHE DRIVER BEHIND ME DIDN'T SEE THAT MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IN HEAVY RAINS WATER GETS INSIDE SOMEHOW AND STALLS THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE FINALLY LOCKED UP AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK TO NUMEROUS OF PLACES TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND MECHANICS NEVER SEEN THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING BAD. LOOKING AT REPORTS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AT 11PM HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANY MORE I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A LOT NOT KNOWING THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND I WAS STUCK FOR 3 HOURS IN THE DARK AND RAIN WAITING FOR MY FAMILY TO COME LOOKING FOR ME I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK SO I KNEW THE WOULD COME LOOKIN FOR ME JUST SO HAPPENS I WALKED OFF AND LEFT MY CELL ON MY WAY TO WORK HAD THE CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY FOUND OUT SOMETHING CAME LOSE AND PUT A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK I GUESS THAT MADE THE OIL LEAK OUT ALL AT ONCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED TRADED MY FORD IN FOR IT DROVE IT FOR 7MONTHS AND HAVEN'T USED IT SINCE IM STILL PAYING NOTES ON IT AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 79,000.

HAD DRIVEN TRUCK EARLIER IN DAY HAD NO ISSUES AT ALL. DROVE AND SOUNDED LIKE IT ALWAYS DID!! WENT TO START IT THAT EVENING TO GET DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL EVENT AND IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND WOULDN'T START! MECHANIC SAID IT WAS STARTER. AFTER 2 DAYS OF WAITING FOR A STARTER THAT NOONE KEEPS IN STOCK! PUT IT ON AND NOTHING! MECHANIC SAID IT WAS STUCK FLYWHEEL. HE GOT IT TO TURN OVER BUT THE MOTOR WAS KNOCKING VERY LOUD!! NOW I'M WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW MOTOR!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE 4X4 LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT A ROD HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONNECTING ROD HAD DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. WIFE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ACCELERATED UPON GREEN AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND A JERK. SHE NURSED IT HOME ABOUT A MILE OR SO. PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND SHUT IT OFF AND OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. I LOOKED AROUND AND DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY FIST. HAVE HAD THE DURANGO SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. ITS ALWAYS RAN GREAT. WE LOVE OUR DURANGO. VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAPPENED. WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH MONEY TO SPARE AT MONTHS END, BUT WE NEEDED A CAR SO WE WERE FORCED TO GO BUY ANOTHER. WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE GET THE DURANGO FIXED. BUT THAT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THE MONEY NOW. BE NICE IF CHRYSLER COULD SEND ME A NEW ENGINE OR SOMETHING. I HAVE OWNED A TOTAL...

WENT GROCERY SHOPPING NIGHT BEFORE. WOKE UP NEXT MORNING TO GO TO BREAKFAST. WENT TO START DURANGO. HEARD LOUD KNOCKING AND THEN IT STALLED GOT OUT AND OIL WAS SPEWING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HAD TO GET A $5500 LOAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO A THROWN ROD. *TR

WENT TO START IT FOR WORK ON DAY AND IT STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I GOT IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OTHER THAN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH THE DEALER MAINTAINED WAS A VACCUUM LEAK. THERE WAS ALSO A ROUGH RUNNING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR BY CHANGING PLUG WIRES. THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/26/2013 *JS

SIMILAR TO ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING RAIN, ENGINE STARTED TICKING. STOPPED AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. BENT ROD AND BUSTED PISTON. *TR

WENT TO THE REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE CAR LOOKED AT CODE P2302 CAME UP WHEN CHECKING THE COMPUTER WAS INFORMED THAT WOULD NEED A NEW PCM REPLACED WITH A NEW FACTORY ONE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR IT THE LIGHT BLINKS AND JUST STAYS ON BOTH TIMES THE CODE P2302 CAME ON THE IGNITION COIL FOR THAT CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC WAS MELTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ENGINE ROD FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO REVERSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE ROD HAD FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNCOMMON FOR SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 9-25-12. IT RAN GREAT UNTIL 1-29-13 WHEN WENT TO START IT TO GO TO WORK IT MADE A LOUD CRACK LIKE METAL SNAPPING. TURNED OUT TO BE TO BE IT SNAPPED A ROD AND RUINED THE MOTOR. CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MOTOR DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MOST OF WHICH CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE OR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY DODGE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE SHE PROCEEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A DEFECTIVE ROD MADE A IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ UPDATED 03/07/13

I CRUNK UP MY VEHICLE (DODGE DURANGO 5.7L) AND IT THREW AN ROD THAT BUSTED MY ENGINE BLOCK AND OIL PAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TIME IT RAINED, SNOWED OR WHEN BEING DRIVEN THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 3. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE ON 01/15/2013. I WENT OUT TO START IT ON 01/16/2013 AND THERE WERE A REALLY LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND. IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE ROCKS IN THE ENGINE. I QUICKLY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. A ROD BROKE AND PUT A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR ISSUES. NO WARNING LIGHT AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, IT EMITTED AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT AS HAVING A SEIZED ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,500.

WENT OUT TO START IN THE AM AND THE MOTOR WAS MAKING A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND THE WHOLE CAR WAS SHAKING. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLEW. NOW HAVING IT TOWED TO ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT IN A JASPER MOTOR IS GOING TO COST 5000.00. AFTER READING UP ON THIS IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND IT HAD BLOWN A ROD AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004 UP UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I HAD IT INSPECTED AND THE OIL CHANGED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIPER COWL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, A LOUD STRANGE NOISE COULD BE HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NUMBER EIGHT ROD FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENGINE ROD PENETRATED THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

MY WIFE STARTED UP THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OUR KID TO SCHOOL. WHEN SHE STARTED IT, IT WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY. SHE IMMEDIATELY KILLED IT AND TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK. I STARTED IT UP AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED AN OIL SHEEN ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE DURANGO. I HAVE READ MANY THINGS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE FOR DODGE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I HAVE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED IN IT REGULARLY AND DONE ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND NEED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS OUT OF POCKET. *TR

STARTED MY DURANGO AS I HAD THE DAY BEFORE, TO A SOUND SIMILAR OF ROCKS HAVING BEEN THROWN INTO THE MOTOR. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF THINKING THERE WAS SOMETHING, ANIMAL OR STICK, STUCK IN MOTOR OR FAN. OPEN HOOD ONLY TO FIND NOTHING VISIBLY SEEN TO CAUSE SUCH A NOISE. STARTED AGAIN TO THE SAME HORRIBLE SOUND AND TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. CALLED A VERY REPUTABLE NEIGHBOR WITH LIFETIME EXPERIENCE AND WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE FIELD. UPON STARTING HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM...THAT MY 81,000 FULLY MAINTAINED DODGE DURANGO THAT I OWE 4 MONTHS PAYMENTS ON YET, DRIVE 1/2 MILE TO WORK DAILY,WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER HAD A BLOWN MOTOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT A CHEAP PART, BELOW PREVIOUS DODGE QUALITY HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN.WE HAD PLANNED ON DRIVING OUT OF TOWN TO GET MY DAUGHTERS EYES CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE BUT WAS...

I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK SINCE FEB OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD IS THAT WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE CAR WASH IT STALLS AND ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE AND TO BRING IN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE KEPT THE MAINTENANCE CURRENT AND JUST RECENTLY GOT AN OIL CHANGE. ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, I TOOK MY FATHER HOME WHO LIVES ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY FROM ME AND CAME STRAIGHT BACK HOME AND PARKED THE TRUCK. NO ISSUES OR PROBLEMS. LATER THE NEXT NIGHT, I WENT OUT TO START IT TO GO TO THE STORE AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER...

STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. TOOK TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND LEARNED THAT IT HAD THROWN A ROD CAUSING FATAL DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY DODGE. SUPPOSEDLY THEY USED INSUFFICIENT METAL QUALITY WHEN BUILDING THIS ENGINE. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I'M WORRIED THAT OTHERS COULD EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CASUALTY. PLEASE ADVISE OTHERS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TRUCK CUT OUT WOULD NOT RESTART HAD STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION NEEDED TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF SAID INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER STEERING BRAKES OR ENGINE. *TR