2005 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT REVVED, BUT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED EIGHT TO NINE TIMES. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES, ALMOST REAR ENDING A TRUCK. THE BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSED. SHE HAS TO TAKE FOOT AND SLAM IT TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BOTH PROBLEMS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE EITHER PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT MAY BE A COMPUTER GLITCH. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENED SEPARATELY. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TRUCK STALLED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS JUST SHUTTING OFF. THE SPEED THAT THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WAS AROUND 15-25 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AS OF NOW. THE DEALER CHANGED AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT THINK THAT THE SOFTWARE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK. DAMILER/CHRYSLER WAS CALLED, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER CONTACT THEIR DEALER. THIS FAILURE SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT. THERE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRACE DOWN THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR. *NM

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON 9/9/05 MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT WRITE ON THE SERVICE ORDER THAT THE CAR STALLED AS I TOLD THEM. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND GAVE ME A SHEET STATING THAT COMPUTERS SOMETIMES HAVE HICKUPS. WHILE AT THE DEALER, I MET OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM ON THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINES. THIS MOTOR APPARENTLY HAS A DEFECT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON SUNDAY JULY 17, 2005, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO (~1700 MILES) ENGINE SHUT OFF. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (I WAS STILL ROLLING) AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHIUCLE AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A 5-STAR DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM) AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUSION WAS THAT THEY COULD FIND NO TROUBLE. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE.

HAD DRIVEN 05 DURANGO ABOUT 5 MILES. WHEN BRAKING TO ENTER THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. NO POWER AT ALL. VEHICLE HAS 4513 MILES WITH A 5.7L HEMI.

FOUR TIMES BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND JULY 2005 MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DAILY EACH MORNING FOR A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE JUMP STARTED AND RUN CORRECTLY DURING THE DAY, HOWEVER, WHEN LEFT OVERNIGHT, THE BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANSWER FOR THE STALLING. REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL, THEY TESTED THE DRAW AND HELD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE BEHIND THE DASH BOARD. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED, HOWEVER, THE STALLING CONTINUES.

ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURED ON TOLL BRIDGE NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT/LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR STALLING PROBLEMS , RECENTLY BROUGHT IN AGAIN ON 06-20-05 FOR STALLING , VEHICLE IS HARD TO START THEN WILL STALL AFTER STARTING , ALSO STILL STALLS OUT IN TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, MANUFACTURER STILL WON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD

ON 5/21/05 MY 2005 DURANGO WITH 5.7L ENGINE STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. LACK OF POWER STEERING MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT. I RESTARTED THE CAR, TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE ENGINE QUIT ONCE AGAIN.

STALLING WITH 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH HEMI. CAR IS 3 WEEKS OLD AND HAS STALLED TWICE THUS FAR. *NM

WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT, ACROSS A FAIRLY BUSY ROAD, MY 3 WEEK OLD DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HEMI JUST CUT OUT. THE POWER STEERING DISAPPEARED, THE ENGINE WAS GONE, AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ONCOMING LANE. I SWITCHED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND ON A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION WERE BACK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, MY DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE COMPUTER REPORTS NOTHING IS WRONG, AND I REFUSE TO TAKE BACK THE VEHICLE. MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE LOGGED COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE ON DODGETALK.COM, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK

ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DURANGO SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST MISSED COLLIDING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE RPM. ALSO THE FRONT END SEEMS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT END KNOCKS AND FEELS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. DAIMLER CHRYLSER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE STALLING PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS IS MY SECOND DURANGO AS THIS WAS THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE 2004 (LEMON) DURANGO WHICH DAIMLER CHRYLSER BOUGHT BACK. CHRYSLER STILL HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM AS THIS SEEMES TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. THE DEALESHIP HAD A MECHANIC TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STALLING...