2014 DODGE DURANGO Structurebody Problems

Head rest deployed outside of “extended warranty “ its a safety hazard. This part should be total recalled. The rear passenger door latch gets stuck or pops open randomly. It will not close when this happens and it has come open upon locking and driving! Again dangerous where children sit. This is with child lock on or off the problem continues. The third complaint is the seat belts will not retract in the front seat but the dealership requires me to pay a fee to have it assessed. This is a “recalled”issue but it isn't for my vin These three things seem to all fall shortly after buying the vehicle within the last four yrs. Exact dates unknown.

Rear liftgate strut stud ball mount broke and the tailgate slammed on my wife’s head. She was knocked to the ground and her neck has hurt for months now.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the spoiler detached from the vehicle without warning. The contact stated that no cars were damaged and no one was injured due to the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were both notified of the failure and both informed her that the failure was not covered under recall or warranty. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the electrical tape was placed over the loose wiring that resulted from the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

The power liftgate strut broke off at the mounting stud causing the liftgate to slam down uncontrolled. This could easily cause injury especially to a child.

The fuel door becomes loose and will not open without using emergency release in trunk.

REAR RACE TRACK LIGHTING TAKING ON WATER WHEN IT RAINS.ED LIGHTS HAVE SHORTER OUT. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO WET AND RAINY CONDITIONS OR CARWASH

SEATBELT FOR DRIVER NO LONGER RETRACTS OR LOCKS WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. DOESN'T RETRACT BACK WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND SEATBELT IS REMOVED JUST FLOPS. BACK LIFT GATE OPENS AND THEN CLOSES AND SUSPENDS HALFWAY WILL HIT YOUR HEAD IF YOU'RE STANDING UNDER IT. INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND RUNNING. DON'T TURN OFF FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND IS LOCKED.

THE REAR TAILLIGHT GETS WATER IN IT EVERYTIME IT RAINS AND PART OF THE LED OF THE TAILLIGHT HAS GONE OUT DUE TO THE WATER AND THIS IS A HIGE SAFETY CONCERN. ON DODGE FORUM THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND WELL AS WELL KNOWN OF AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID CALL DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NORESPONSIBILTY TAKEN.

REAR TAILLIGHT COLLECTS WATER IN THE HOUSING WHEN IT RAINS, SNOW OR WASH. DUE TO THIS DEFECT KNOW MY REAR TAIL LIGHT IS BURNED OUT. THIS OCCURS WHEN I'M STATIONARY OR MOVING. I READ A LOT OF FORUMS AND IT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE. *TR

THE REAR TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN FILLING WITH WATER AND HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT'S COMING IN AT BECAUSE TAIL LIGHT STILL LOOKS AS NEW AS IT DID BEFORE. NOW THE LED PART OF THE LIGHT HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT AND THE WHOLE LIGHT ISN'T ILLUMINATED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT WATER HAD LEAKED INTO THE REAR RACE TRACK LIGHT ASSEMBLY. AFTER REMOVING A BOLT FROM THE ASSEMBLY, THE WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE ENTIRE BRAKE LIGHT (PANELS) HAD WATER LEAK IN THEM CAUSING WATER TO BACK UP IN PLASTIC COVER SHORTING OUT THE BREAK LIGHTS AND CAUSING CONDENSATION ON THE REST OF THE BRAKE PANELS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS GETTING WASHED OR ANY TIME WATER TOUCHES BACK BRAKE LIGHTS.

RACETRACK TAIL LIGHTS BURNT OUT FROM NORMAL USE BECAUSE THE PART SUFFERED A COMMON MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS PART IS FLAWED AND NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AND ISSUED A RECALL TO ALL RACETRACK OWNERS.

2014 DODGE DURANGO TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NOT PROPERLY SEALED WHEN MANUFACTURED AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER AND RUIN CIRCUIT BOARD FOR LED TAIL LIGHTS. I HAVE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE AND THIS IS NOT A BULB BURNED OUT. THE LEDS CIRCUIT BOARD IS WHAT'S DAMAGED NOT THE LEDS. DEALERS SAY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER BULBS. BUT THIS IS A WHOLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT WAS NOT SEALED RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. IT COST $1100 TO REPLACE . THIS IS A DEFECT NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH SAME ISSUE.

WATER CONTINUES TO LEAK AND POOL INSIDE THE TAIL LIGHT AND HAS CAUSED SOME OF THE LED BULBS TO GO OUT.

THE BACKUP LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS THIS VEHICLE FILLS WITH WATER DURING RAIN OR CAR WASHES, SPEED IS IRELEVANT. THE WATER SHORTS OUT THE LED LIGHTS, CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. THE ASSEMBLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE WATER TIGHT, THEREFOR THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE WATER IT COLLECTS TO DRAIN. THEREFORE, THE METAL COMPONENTS OF THIS ASSEMBLY ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO RUST DUE TO THE PERSISTENT PRESENCE OF WATER. REPLACING THIS FAILED ASSEMBLY COSTS $1,300. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE WATER TIGHT ON WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLES, SUCH AS MINE. THIS FAILURE FEELS LIKE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL PART. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THESE FAILED ASSEMBLIES AT A MUCH MORE REASONABLE PRICE, OR FREE OF CHARGE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COMPONENT IS DESIGNED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, AND CERTAINLY ISN'T FOR ME AND MANY OTHERS.

I HAVE WATER POOLING IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHT TRACK WHENEVER IT RAINS. THIS REDUCES LIGHT VISIBILITY, AND I'M ASSUMING WILL EVENTUALLY SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICS IN THE LIGHTS.

TRACK LIGHTING ON THE REAR DOOR IS NOT SEALED AND WATER GETS INTO THE LIGHT HOUSING AND THE REAR CAMERA AS WELL AS THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS. SOME OF THE LIGHTS IN THE TRACK ARE OUT AND I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS. WATER IS JUST SITTING ON THE LIGHTS SO THEY BURN OUT. I'M AFRAID THIS MIGHT START A ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE REAR DOOR OR MY REAR LIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING.

ON MAY 31, 2018 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN, MY FRONT LEFT MOLDING WHEEL FLARE FLEW OFF OF MY 2014 DODGE DURANGO. THERE WERE NO HAZARDS IN THE ROADWAY AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO FLY OFF. THERE HAD ALSO BEEN NO PREVIOUS SIGNS THAT IT WAS LOSE OR ABOUT TO COME OFF, IT JUST SIMPLY FLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS ALSO DID NOT INDICATE ANY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL HUB AREA THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL FLARE TO DETACH.

THE DURANGOS HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH WATER SOAKING INTO THE LED RACE TRACK LIGHTING ON THE REAR LIGHTS. MINE IS FILLED WITH WATER AND KILLED MY LED BULBS.

TAIL LIGHT HAS WATER IN IT. MAY CAUSE ASSEMBLY TO FAIL.

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND PUT CAR IN PARK TO GET OUT TO GRAB THE MAIL. UPONRETRIEVING THE MAIL, I TURNED AROUND TO WITNESS THE VEHICLE ROLLING ON MY DRIVEWAY AND CRASHING THROUGH A CLOSE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AS IT WAS NOT MOVING WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WALKED TOWARDS THE MAILBOX

THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. I WAS AT THE POST OFFICE DROPPING OFF MAIL OUTSIDE IN THE MAILBOX IN MY CAR. I DROPPED A PIECE OF MAIL ON THE GROUND. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR. MY CAR BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD, I WAS ABLE TO GET IN AND PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MY DOOR HIT THE MAILBOX. LATER I WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET A QUOTE TO FIX MY DOOR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID I MUST HAVE NEVER PUT IT IN PARK. THEY WANTED $1000 TO FIX A LITTLE SCRATCH AND DENT ON THE DOOR. I DECIDE NOT TO FIX IT. TODAY I NOTICED THE POSSIBLE RECALL, THOUGHT I SHOULD MENTION THIS. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE. THAN YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, THEN PUT IT IN PARK. I LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO WALK IN THE GARAGE. I WAS ALREADY IN THE GARAGE AND TURNED BACK TO SEE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD. I TRIED TO GET BACK IN TO STOP THE CAR AND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR. UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED FORWARD, SWIPING THE CENTER GARAGE BEAM AND CRUSHING ME. UPDATED 03/21/17*LJ *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, THE FIRST TIME WAS A MONTH OR SO AGO BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK AND THE WOUND WAS MUCH WORSE. THE EXPOSED EDGE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT ARE EXTREMELY SHARP AND EXPOSED ANYTIME THE REAR HATCH IS OPEN/UP. I THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING A VIDEO SHOWING HOW IT COULD PEAL AND APPLE OR WATERMELON SKIN. MY RIGHT ARM HAS A SHORT 3/4" SCRAP (1ST) AND NOW AN ALMOST 3" LONG SCRAP THAT IS TAKING ITS TIME TO HEAL. IF YOUR SKIN TOUCHES THOSE EDGES AND HAS ANY AMOUNT OF FORCE IT WILL SCRAPE THE SKIN. THIS HAPPENS DURING UNLOADING IF A PACKAGE SHIFTS WHILE UNLOADING. *TR