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2015 Dodge Durango Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 8, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 502 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Dodge Durango submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming body or structure

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Mar 8, 2025

The rear led license plates light obtain moisture corroding the electrical as do the racetrack rear light and go out. I have replaced the 2 rear license plat light assemblies and have gone again again causing myself to receive a traffic citation and attorney fee's due to this defect that thousands of other people are filing complaints about. All of the rear body lighting needs to be recalled and reimbursed for these expenses. The license plate led light(2) are not cheap from the dealer. I have also now received a traffic citation for the brake lighting not properly working on the race track lighting so I will be filing this as a legal matter with the courts to be reimbursed A police report was done as I was ticketed for both on 2 different occasions.

NHTSA ID
11647133
Incident
Oct 5, 2024
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Mar 8, 2025

I have a 2015 but on all Durangos with the reat racetrack brake lighting, 2014 and newer dodge durango's, this product is fully defective on all. The brake lights and running lights go out and stop working on this style lighting and also obtain moisture. First you start losing some of the lighting on the track lighting as in brake light's until it fully goes out. This product needs to be recalled and replaced

NHTSA ID
11647130
Incident
Jun 5, 2024
Body & structureElectricalExterior lighting
Filed May 11, 2021

DODGE "RACETRACK LIGHTING" HAS CRACKS AT UPPER LEFT AND UPPER RIGHT CORNERS. CAUSING WATER TO ENTER HOUSING AND SHORT OUT A SECTION OF LIGHTS. THANKFULLY IT HAS NOT CAUGHT FIRE. I SEE THE SAME SECTION OF LIGHTS OUT ON OTHER DODGE DURANGOS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE "CRACK" WAS CAUSED BY ME AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THE COST WOULD COME OUT OF MY POCKET. WHEN INSPECTED THE CRACKS ARE UNIFORM IN SHAPE AND SIZE.

NHTSA ID
11416115
Incident
May 1, 2017
Mileage
30,000 mi
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed Apr 23, 2021

FRONT LEFT BLINKER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE WATER INSIDE THE LENSES JUST NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER

NHTSA ID
11413569
Incident
Jan 23, 2021
Mileage
49,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 24, 2021

I HAVE WATER/CONDENSATION IN MY REAR LIGHT PANEL. I HAVE NO CRACKS/HOLES IN THIS PANEL.

NHTSA ID
11404638
Incident
Mar 2, 2021
Mileage
55,270 mi
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed May 28, 2020

WATER IS POOLING IN MY TRACK LIGHTING. I HAVE TO TAKE THE BOLTS OUT TO EMPTY IT. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE FAILING!!! *TR

NHTSA ID
11326332
Incident
Nov 1, 2019
Body & structureElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Apr 7, 2020

MY REAL RACETRACK LIGHT SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WATER INSIDE OF IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
11320461
Incident
Mar 12, 2020
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Oct 15, 2019

THE TAIL GATE TAIL LIGHT GETS WATER INSIDE EVERY TIME I WAS MY CAR OR EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THIS CAUSES THE TAIL LIGHT NOT TO BE FULLY VISIBLE.

NHTSA ID
11268746
Incident
Jan 11, 2019
Body & structureElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Feb 4, 2019

RACETRACK LIGHT IN BACK OF DURANGO HAS WATER IN IT. PART OF LED LIGHT PANELIS NOW OUT AFTER A GOOD RAIN.

NHTSA ID
11174356
Incident
Jan 1, 2019
Mileage
123,000 mi
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed Jan 31, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DUE TO MOISTURE FROM THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DIEHL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF ROBINSON (6181 STEUBENVILLE PIKE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136, (412) 722-1800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED 36,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A WEATHER ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ID
11173238
Incident
Jan 2, 2019
Mileage
56,000 mi
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed Nov 12, 2018

THE TAILLIGHTS HAVE STANDING WATER IN THEM AND I HAVE NO CLUE HOW WATER WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE. THE WATER WILL NOT DRAIN AND NOW IT HAS CAUSED A PORTION OF MY LIGHT TO GO OUT. AFTER READING THIS ONLINE, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DURANGO OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE AND I FEEL THIS HAS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND I AM NO LONGER IN THE WARRANTY BUT I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE.

NHTSA ID
11151080
Incident
May 1, 2018
Mileage
49,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Nov 10, 2018

FUEL DOOR WILL NOT OPEN DEPRESSING DOOR SWITCH INTERIORLY OR EMERGENCY RELEASE SWITCH IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. FUEL DOOR HAD TO BE PRIED OPEN ORDER TO REFILL GAS TANK.

NHTSA ID
11150705
Incident
Nov 9, 2018
Mileage
46,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 6, 2018
1 injury reported

I WAS AT THE LIFT GATE CLOSE TO THE LIGHTS. THE EDGE OF THE LIGHT CUT ME REALLY BAD. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME.

NHTSA ID
11118090
Incident
Jul 25, 2018
Body & structureElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jun 6, 2018

WATER IN THE TAIL LIGHT EVENTUALLY BURNED OUT THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE, LOOKS TO BE FAULTY SEALANT

NHTSA ID
11100188
Incident
Jun 5, 2018
Mileage
75,000 mi
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed May 23, 2018
Crash reported

HAD PULLED CAR INTO GARAGE AND THOUGHT CAR WAS IN PARK. HAD NOT TURNED ROTARY SHIFTER ALL THE WAY TO PARK, SO CAR WAS IN REVERSE. STARTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND CAR STARTED PULLING BACKWARD. I JUMPED BACK INTO CAR AND APPLIED BRAKE JUST AS CAR DOOR, WHICH WAS AJAR, STRUCK GARAGE FRAMING, BADLY DAMAGING DOOR. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR I MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE TO MOVE IN THE GARAGE. CHRYSLER SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY PUT THESE ROTARY SHIFTER CARS INTO PARK IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND CAR DOOR IS OPENED.

NHTSA ID
11097570
Incident
May 20, 2018
Mileage
35,000 mi
Body & structureElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 10, 2018
Crash reported

I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT DECLINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK AND I RAN INTO THE HOUSE TO GRAB SOMETHING AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK IT WAS ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED AND GOT STUCK IN BETWEEN TWO TREES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW TOTALED.

NHTSA ID
11084436
Incident
Feb 24, 2018
Mileage
68,525 mi
Body & structure
Filed Apr 9, 2018

FUEL DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, WHEN IT IS OPEN IT SEEMS LOOSE.

NHTSA ID
11084031
Incident
Jan 12, 2017
Mileage
30,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 17, 2018
Crash reported

IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT CAR INTO PARK AND OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT AND GO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE GARAGE. CAR WAS IN PARK AND STATIONARY. STARTED WALKING TO THE GARAGE AND NOTICED CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD. OPENED THE DOOR AND JUMPED IN THE CAR TO STOP IT. DID NOT GET INTO CAR IN TIME AND CAR RAN INTO THE GARAGE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. CAR HAS SCRATCHES, DENTS, AND PAINT CHIPPING AND PEELING. FROM HITTING GARAGE. GARAGE WAS PUSHED BACK AT IMPACT SITE BY ABOUT 2 OR 3 INCHES.

NHTSA ID
11079956
Incident
Mar 17, 2018
Mileage
41,000 mi
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jan 11, 2018

ELECTRONIC FUEL DOOR WAS CONSTANTLY GETTING STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN UNLESS THE INSIDE BUTTON WAS PUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN I WENT TO GET GAS, THE PLASTIC DOOR POPPED OFF SO THE METAL HINGE IS NOW VISIBLE AND IS AN EYESORE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
11062213
Incident
Jan 11, 2018
Mileage
55,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 8, 2017

STANDING WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT TAIL LIGHT OPERATION AS WELL AS LICENSE PLATE.

NHTSA ID
10984192
Incident
May 4, 2017
Mileage
40,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 6, 2016

FUEL DOOR HAS A TENDENCY NOT TO POP OPEN WHEN YOU HIT THE RELEASE BUTTON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU NEED GAS AND CANNOT GET THE GAS DOOR OPEN AND THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE TO OPEN IT.

NHTSA ID
10863538
Incident
May 5, 2016
Mileage
1,500 mi

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