2004 Dodge Durango Driver assistance Problems

I was coming home. As I pulled in my garage, hit the brake to stop and put in park. The vehicle started winding up to a point where my foot on the brake didn't matter. It accelerated forward, going through the wall of my garage, through my backyard, thru a chain guard, and into the corner of the museum wall next door. I was finally able to stop it completely by shutting the vehicle off. Despite the speed and impact to the front of my vehicle, the airbags never deployed.

NHTSA ID

11618187

Incident

Oct 4, 2024

While driving my vehicle this morning my odometer completely shut off while on the freeway and all my little lights on the dashboard went on. My turn signals, as well as my brake lights stopped working as well.

NHTSA ID

11513425

Incident

Mar 23, 2023

I TOOK MY DURANGO IN FOR 3 RECALLS AT KELLY BLUE BOOKS DIRECTION AFTER PUTTING MY VIN IN FOR CHECK ON WEBSITE. I WENT TO BILL LUKE 2425 W CAMELBACK RD INVOICE NUMBER [XXX] AND NOW MY DRIVER SEAT IS NOT ABLE TO BE ACCESSED FROM OUTSIDE MY DOOR BY KEY FOB, MANUAL UNLOCK OR DOOR HANDLE. MY DOOR BEEPS LIKE ITS AJAR, MY TIRE LIGHT IS ON MY DASH, THE RADIO CUTS OUT IN AND OUT. I SPOKE WITH MANAGER 2 TIMES. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER HE PROVIDED. HE STATED IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT AND REFUSED TO CORRECT IT. IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT BEFORE I DROPPED IT OFF AND I ADDRESSED IT BEFORE LEAVING THE LOT. IM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE ACROSS COUNTRY TO MN AND BE WORKING. IM TERRIFIED. MY FIANCE DIED. A WIRING OVERHEATING FIRE ON HIS WAY TO MN AND TO ME. I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED AND SAFE. MY NAME IS [XXX]. 2 RECALLS WERE AIRBAGS AND THE OTHER WAS A WIRING ISSUE OF OVERHEATING AND CAUSING A FIRE. MY VEHICLE IS IN HORRIBLE SHAPE NOW. IT HAPPENED 08/05/2020 CUSTOMER NUMBER [XXX] G07 SAFETY RECALL REMOVED AND TESTED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. MOVED DOME LIGHT CIRCUIT FLASHED THE CCN. PLEASE ADDRESS THE DEALERSHIP AND FIX MY WIRING AND DOOR THAT IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED EVEN TO GET IN NOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

NHTSA ID

11343837

Incident

Aug 5, 2020

Mileage

188,000 mi

MY ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE . WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT SHUTS OFF.

NHTSA ID

11308759

Incident

Feb 12, 2020

I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF BRAKE & ONTO GAS, CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED AND SHUT OFF, LEAVING THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS RAINING & SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE DURING RAIN. BOTH PREVIOUS TIMES THOUGH, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD WORK BUT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL CAR WOULD RESTART. THIS TIME HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS WORKING, NOT EVEN HAZARD FLASHERS. EVERY TIME I TRIED RESTARTING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD BLINK RANDOMLY. I TOOK THE BATTERY TO BE TESTED, WHICH TESTED FINE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 DAYS AND CAR WILL NOT RESTART, SAME LIGHTING ISSUES WHEN EVER I HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND NOTHING ELECTRICAL IS WORKING INCLUDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS REMOTELY.

NHTSA ID

11184159

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

153,000 mi

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND LOVE MY DURANGO BUT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT I CANNOT DRIVE IN RAIN. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND DIES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I FOUND SEVERAL PLACES ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH SAME COMPLAINT AND THE ISSUE IS THE ORIGINAL COWL. I LOOKED AND MINE DOES NOT HAVE A TALLER RIDGE AROUND THE WIPER BOLTS OR A RIDGE TO DIVERT THE WATER FROM RUNNING INTO MY ENGINE. I NEED THE 2ND GENERATION COWL THAT WAS IMPROVED PART #55362453AK OUR FAMILY ALWAYS BUYS DODGE, MY HUSBAND HAS THE 1500 TRUCK AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY DODGE HAS NOT PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS ISSUES THAT SO MANY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. I HAVE TAKEN MY DURANGO SEVERAL TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM BUT ONLINE AFTER SEEING EVERYONE WITH SAME ISSUE AND HOW THEY ARE REPAIRING I KNOW I NEED THIS PART. I RAN WATER DIRECTLY OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND AS IT WENT OVER THE EXISTING COWL IT DID INDEED DUMP INTO MY ENGINE AND STARTED SPUTTERING AND SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO FIND THE PART BUT THEY ARE COSTING $180 WITH SHIPPING AND ANOTHER $130 TO HAVE INSTALLED. I NEED THIS PART LIKE SO MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ONGOING ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US BECAUSE THE VEHICLES STALL IN TRAFFIC AND WE HAVE TO AVOID COLLISIONS WITH OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AS CREATING TRAFFIC JAMS. I HAVE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE PARKED UNDER A ROOF TO AVOID RAIN AND I CANNOT DRIVE WHEN IT IS RAINING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUES SINCE I HAVE OWNED FROM 2004 TO PRESENT.

NHTSA ID

11181504

Incident

Feb 20, 2019

KEY FHOB'S HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE. REPLACE BATTERY STILL NOT WORKING. NOW MY SHIFT MOTOR ON THE TRANSFER CASE IS RANDOMLY SHIFTING AND LOCKING IN 4WD HIGH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT THEN WHEN YOU GO TO DRIVE HARD TO TURN OR GET OUT OF 4WD. WHEN IT LOCKS IN 4WD IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK UP. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE PARKED DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, WHEN IT HAPPEN IT CAN LEAD TO INABILITY TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN ALSO LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL COSTLY REPAIRS FROM BEING IN 4WD AND NOT ON THE CORRECT SURFACE. REVIEWING MANY ON-LINE FORUMS I'M FINDING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP OR DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. MANY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OR TEMPORARILY FIXS IT AND THEN RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11180537

Incident

Sep 15, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY VEHICLE STALLS IN THE RAIN. IT STALLS AT A STOP OR ROLLING SPEEDS. IT IDLES ROUGH FIRST AND THEN STALLS OR SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS ONLY OCCURS IN THE RAIN. I'VE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER DURANGO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11129432

Incident

Sep 2, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AN ADDITIONAL 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED HER TO BE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLUNK SOUND. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 299,000.

NHTSA ID

11043676

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

Mileage

299,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE AT A STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,845.

NHTSA ID

11020751

Incident

Aug 30, 2017

Mileage

152,845 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD GO UP TO 3,000 RPMS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND NO PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER SLAMMING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FURTHER ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 274,000. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10956048

Incident

Jan 30, 2017

Mileage

274,000 mi

I HAVE AN AWD VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOB THAT YOU CAN SWITCH TO GO TO 4 LOCK. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SHIFTING INTO THIS MODE ALL BY ITSELF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WHEN IT DOES THE VEHICLE KIND OF LOCKS UP AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE THAT WE USE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED, LOW SPEED, AND STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

10939748

Incident

Jan 4, 2017

Mileage

201,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLIMUNATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

NHTSA ID

10920240

Incident

Oct 30, 2016

Mileage

215,000 mi

THE BLACK BOX ON THE INSIDE OF THE DASH GOT SO HOT THAT IT MELTED OFF THE ACTUATOR FOR THE BLEND DOOR. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF MY AIR PLACEMENT. I WAS SITTING IDLE WITH THE HEAT ON THEN NOTICED A PLASTIC BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DASH AREA.

NHTSA ID

10908210

Incident

Dec 13, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN DEPRESSED. THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,085.

NHTSA ID

10789420

Incident

Nov 5, 2015

Mileage

100,085 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE (SURGE FORWARD) WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL OR THE IGNITION WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10689395

Incident

May 26, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

NHTSA ID

10660114

Incident

Nov 21, 2014

Mileage

124,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10618213

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

97,000 mi

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 WARNING SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK AND NOW THIS. THIS IS SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583410

Incident

Apr 11, 2014

I BOUGHT MY 04 DURANGO FROM A DEALER AND IM OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY I'M A LITTLE IRRITATED WITH MY WIFE CALLING ME COMPLAINING SHE IS STRANDED! I PAID BIG MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING A MECHANIC TO PLAY GUESS AND CHECK. I HAVE MY TRUCK RANDOMLY SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF 4LOCK MOSTLY WHILE DRIVING SLOW BUT HAS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY IM WORRIED FOR DAMAGE TO MY TRANSFERCASE FROM THIS I CANT AFFORD TO REPLACE A TRANSFERCASE LET ALONE THE TRUCK ITS SELF I SEE ALOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT BY THIS COMMON PROBLEM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579458

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER WATER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH A RAIN, DRIVING THROUGH A DEEP PUDDLE OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH FOR INSTANCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA ID

10560341

Incident

Apr 12, 2012

Mileage

86,000 mi

I PULLED OUT OF MY APARTMENT AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP AN INCLINE. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHED AND THE CAR DIED RIGHT THERE APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS FROM MY DOOR. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED ALL OVER THE PLACE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS ADAMANT ABOUT MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE REGULAR WORK HAD BEEN DONE. DODGE WOULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. BECAUSE I STILL OWED MONEY, I WAS FORCED TO PAY OVER $6,000 GETTING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. SEPARATE INCIDENT 08/17/2013 STARTED VEHICLE AFTER WORK. GOT TO WORK FINE WITH NO INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE, ENGINE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THICK SMOKE SPUTTERING FROM TAIL PIPE. READING ENGINE CODES SAYING FUEL INJECTOR OPEN. SPENT 200 GETTING INJECTION SYSTEM CHECKED WITH NO SUCCESS. MECHANIC SAYING THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS BAD IN THE VEHICLE WHICH IS LIKELY TO COST UPWARDS OF $1000 FROM DODGE. BOTTOM LINE, THIS PRODUCT IS A COMPLETE DISGRACE, AND I FEEL LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS TERRIBLE PRODUCT SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. I HAVE ALMOST HAD TO PAY FOR THIS CAR ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE TIME AND MONEY I HAVE HAD TO INVEST IN REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536233

Incident

Oct 11, 2010

Mileage

120,323 mi

MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT BEGAN DOING SOMETHING BIZARRE A FEW MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES. THIS HAS 4.7L V8 AND THE AWD-4HI-4LO 2-SPEED TRANSFER CASE. THE "SERVICE 4WD" AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STUCK IN 4HI WITH THE TIRES GRABBING ON A TURN. THE SELECTOR KNOB ON THE DASH WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE FUNCTION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR, INSPECTED THE MOTOR AND WIRING, AND CHANGED THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID AGAIN. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR. THE MOTOR COSTS $1190 PLUS TWO HOURS LABOR AND TWO QUARTS OF ATF+4 FLUID. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR OR THE TRANSFER CASE OR THE DASH SELECTOR KNOB. HE SAID HE BELIEVES THIS IS A CONTROL MODULE OR PROGRAMMING ISSUE. I GOT A THIRD OPINION AT MY LOCAL LEE MYLES. THEY CONCURRED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND THERE MUST BE SOME ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER, PROGRAMMING, OR ONE OR MORE OF THE CONTROL MODULES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. THE MALFUNCTION CONDITION EXISTS APPROXIMATELY 65% OF THE TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BRING TO THE DEALER NOW AND SPEND OVER $1300 FOR A REPAIR THAT I DO NOT THINK WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON MANY MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2004-2006 DURANGOS AND CHANGING THE MOTOR, OR THE SWITCH DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATION. I ALSO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES WHEN I OPEN THE DOORS OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB, I CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CYCLING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL OR PROGRAMMING ISSUE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEELS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE MALFUNCTION CONDITION EXISTS AND I FEAR THIS IS STRAINING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521205

Incident

Feb 18, 2013

Mileage

120,000 mi

03/15/20013 I AND MY SON WERE GETTING OUT OF THE WINN DIXIE, A HEAVY SPOKE COMING OUT OF THE PANEL. I CALLED FIRE DEPT. AND TRIPLE A TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SHOT DOWN COMPLETE AFTER THAT. WIPER WHEN OFF AND LIGHT . 03/19/13 FOR THE 2ND TIME, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS PER CHRYSLER INSTRUCTIONS ( MIAMI LAKES AUTO MALL) TO REPAIR THE RECALL G07 BACK IN 2009 OR 2010 THAT WAS PERFORM THERE. 03/20/2013 THEY CALLED FROM THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP, THEY TOLD ME, THEY BROUGHT THE WRONG PARTS WITH A HUGE MILES THEY NEED IT TO RETURN SAME AND REQUEST ANOTHER ONE. THEY DIDN'T KNEW THE MILES THEY PUT ME 94,000 SOMETHING MILES WITHOUT CONFIRM WITH US. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER WAS VERY UN PROFESSIONAL, HE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE COMPUTER IN OTHER WORDS THEY DIDN'T KNEW. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD US ME AND MY HUSBAND THAT THE ONLY THING THAT THEY FOUND ON THE CAR WAS THE BRAKE PAD AND SOME OTHER PARTS THAT THEY INFORM US THAT NEEDS REPAIR IN FUTURE DATE. IF WE WANT THEY CAN DO IT FOR $800.00, WE TOLD NO THANKS, WE WILL REPAIR SAME ISSUE WHEN WE CAN. 03/25/2013 THE DEALER CALLS US TO PICK UP THE CAR, HOWEVER THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL ARE NOT WORKING. I EXPLAIN THE DEALER & CHRYSLER HOW I CAN DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT SEEING THE MILES THAT I'M GOING OR ANYTHING ELSE. THAT?S NOT SAFE FOR ME OR THE CONSUMERS. OF COURSE THEY DON'T CARE, THEY TOLD ME TO PAY THEM THE REPAIR OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHICH I DON'T AGREE CAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE. WHAT THE DEALER & CHRYSLER WANT IS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE PARTS THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE FIRST TIME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT BADLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504445

Incident

Mar 15, 2013

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ UPDATED 02/13/12

NHTSA ID

10442899

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

2,000 mi