2007 Dodge Durango Powertrain (other) Problems

When I first purchased in November of 2022 3 days after A) I've never had Air Conditioning B) The heat worked when it wanted to. C) 3 days after purchased (road trip) my whole front end was on the floor. I found that the entire front end of the power train was faulty. It had broken off. Costed me $900 to repair. D) The alarm and start up sensor is wired to the radio. E) Won't start without the radio. F) I have to charge my battery to go everywhere G) It shakes over 60 mph

NHTSA ID

11696873

Incident

Jan 31, 2023

My alternator was overcharging my battery, replaced both. still having an overcharging "sweating battery" issue. The vehicle has suddenly died at low speed, but was able to start. The check engine light comes on and goes off, sometimes it is off for weeks, other times for a day, the code it sets is always different, even for components that have been replaced. tells me I have a large leak , a small leak in the evap, egr is shorted to ground, ait is out of spec, etc. Now my transmission has shifted from fifth to third back to fifth to fourth, all while at low speed in cruise control. The speedometer, while in cruise control, will jump to 3000rpm, down to 1500, and between all at the same speed.

NHTSA ID

11677789

Incident

Aug 1, 2025

VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION SHOW 6 WARNING LIGTHS AND DO NOT GO AWAY . PLUS ALSO WHEN YOU START SLOWING DOWN ,I HEAR A BUMP NOISE IN THE GEARS, BEFORE STOPING THE CAR.( THIS IS NOT AT ALL TIMES)

NHTSA ID

11366575

Incident

Oct 26, 2020

Mileage

15 mi

2007 DURANGO RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN TBE HIGHWAY. IT HAS STALLED AS MANY AS 3 TIMES IN 12 MILE TRIP FROM HOME. IT STALLS WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 60MPH. I KNOW OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENTLY ASK QUESTION ON SOME DODGE FORUMS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANK SENSOR, IGNITION COILS, PCU AND ASD RELAYS. SOMETHING US DANGEROUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND MY LIFETIME WARRANTY WAS VOIDED BECAUSE THEY SAID I TOOK IT IN TOO EARLY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. NO ONE CALLED OR LET ME KNOW I NEEDED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BUT THEY CAN CALL ME EVERY SINGLE DAY TO TELL ME THERE IS AN AIRBAG RECALL. IT ISN'T MPORTANT WHEN YOU CAN'T DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11362598

Incident

Oct 2, 2020

Mileage

100,000 mi

MY 2007 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE THE 4X4 KEEPS TURNING ITSELF ON WITHOUT ME ACTUALLY ENGAGING IT. IVE BEEN HAVING A VERY HUGE WITH SOLVING THE ISSUE BUT I WAS ABLE TO READ A FORUM WHICH STATED THAT I SHOULD FILL OUT THIS FORM. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IN MOTION, OR WHEN I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY PAD.

NHTSA ID

11315494

Incident

Dec 9, 2019

Mileage

151,000 mi

VEHICLE IS SWITCHING INTO 4WD LOW WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THE ACTUATOR ACTIVATING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING AND WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BASED ON RESEARCH THAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES FOR DODGE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SYSTEM COULD CHANGE INTO 4WD OR 4WD LOCK AT A HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID

11258845

Incident

Sep 14, 2019

Mileage

157,890 mi

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4WD AND THEN TO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK. HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE PROBLEM HERE IS ACTUALLY THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR. ON THE AWD MODEL IT IS A 2 SPEED MOTOR ON 2WD IT IS A ONE SPEED MOTOR. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW WHICH YOU HAVE IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE IT

NHTSA ID

10763798

Incident

Sep 15, 2015

Mileage

188,788 mi

ENGINE QUIT. SIMILAR I THINK TO LIKE CAR THAT I HAVE RECALL ON FOR TIPM NHTSA24V-530 SEEMS AWFUL COINCIDENTAL. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES BUT ALL WHEN STOPPED ON THIS CAR. PERHAPS SAME PART USED IN PRIOR YEAR THAT IS BEING RECALLED FOR 2011. *TR

NHTSA ID

10695200

Incident

Mar 11, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH TURNED ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND THE SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10653366

Incident

Sep 2, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10561586

Incident

Jun 5, 2013

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

NHTSA ID

10551408

Incident

Nov 5, 2013

Mileage

131,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF THE DURANGO HAS NO POWER. GAS MILEAGE IS REALLY BAD HAD A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO IT THE CODE SHOWED TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WANTED TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523191

Incident

Jul 2, 2013

2007 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4, STALLING AND ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THE ENGINE STALLED IT WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND STOP IN THE INTERSECTION WITH LITTLE TO NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET SAFELY OUT OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH NO LUCK IN FINDING THE ISSUES. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT SHOOTS OUT OF THE TANK EVERYTIME IT IS FILLED UP. THIS STARTED AT APPROX 45K MILES. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH DODGE IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504562

Incident

Mar 22, 2013

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE CAR FLASHES 4LO CONSISTENTLY AND, YOU CAN HEAR UNDER THE CAR WHEN YOUR NOT EVEN DRIVING THE CAR SWITCHES INTO DIFFERENT 4X4'S. WHEN, YOU UNLOCK THE DOOR IT SWITCHES INTO DIFFERENT 4X4'S. WHEN, YOU GO INTO REVERSE AND, TURN YOUR WHEEL ALL THE WAY THE CAR LOCKS AND, YOU CAN'T MOVE UNLESS YOU TURN YOUR WHEEL A DIFFERENT WAY. IT ALSO DOES THIS IN FORWARD. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND, DODGE STILL HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. IF, YOU GO ON THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE OTHER PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT YEAR DODGES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND, YET THERE STILL IS NO RECALLS. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED OR SOMEONE CAN, GET HURT WITH THE CAR LOCKING LIKE THIS AND, IT GOING INTO DIFFERENT 4X4'S. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T4148_DS482593?ACTIONMESSAGES=YOUR+ANSWER+HAS+BEEN+POSTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10485912

Incident

Sep 28, 2012

Mileage

196,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME RESISTANT TO SHIFTING AND SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

10442148

Incident

Dec 12, 2011

Mileage

102,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY 4WD LOCK WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT ME TURNING IT ON CAUSING MY TIRES TO STICK TO THE ROAD. IT PREVENTS ME FROM TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE CAR ACTING LIKE IT IS GOING TIP OVER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS EXPERIENCED WITH THE 2006 DODGE DURANGOS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10434445

Incident

Feb 15, 2011

Mileage

82,000 mi