2004 Dodge Durango Engine Problems

Your car was parked and working fine, but after a rainy weekend, it wouldn't start and made a grinding noise. Water leaked through the cowl (the area under the hood) and pooled on the engine, seeping into the intake and causing the engine to hydrolock—a condition where liquid prevents the engine from turning over. The repair will likely require engine rebuild or replacement, along with addressing the cowl leak to prevent future water intrusion.

Your engine failed catastrophically due to a cylinder misfire and bent connecting rod, which the owner believes was caused by a faulty cowl panel. The engine blew when the owner tried to start it during rain. This type of engine damage typically requires either a complete engine rebuild or replacement.

Your engine is shutting off unexpectedly during normal driving and even while stationary at a car wash, with no warning lights appearing beforehand. Water appears to be entering your engine compartment, which may be causing the stalling. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the problem. Fixing this will likely involve identifying and sealing the water leak into the engine area, and possibly replacing water-damaged engine components.

Your Hemi engine's exhaust manifold may develop leaks as your vehicle ages, causing a ticking sound from the engine. This is a common problem reported on Hemi-equipped vehicles. The repair will likely involve replacing or resealing the exhaust manifold.

EARLY MORNING AFTER A HEAVY RAIN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALL FLUIDS WERE MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET.

THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DOES NOT SPUTTER OR STALL OUT IT JUST SHUTS OFF LIKE YOU TURNED THE KEY OFF. NO CODES THROWN SO THE DEALER WONT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT BACK UP BUT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE WRECKED BECAUSE THEY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT BUT FROM OTHER REPORTS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME.

BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2014. ALWAYS HAD MISFIRE/ROUGH RUNNING PROBLEMS IN HEAVY RAIN OR A CAR WASH. IN MAY 2019, DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE ENGINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. RESEARCH ON LINE AND MY OWN REPAIRS DISCOVERED A FLAW IN THE FIRST GENERATION COWL GRILL. IT ALLOWED WATER TO FLOOD THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ALLOWED THE WATER TO ENTER THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO HYDROLOCK. IT BROKE A CONNECTING ROD. IT DID HOWEVER STILL RUN, BUT WAS VERY NOISY. THE INTAKE LEAK WAS NOT NOTICED IN ANY OTHER CONDITIONS, NOR WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT USE OIL OR MAKE ANY OTHER NOISES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. IT HAS ABOUT 175000 MILES.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS INCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN IT RAINS REALLY HARD OR WHEN THE CAR IS TAKEN THROUGH THE CAR WASH, SOME HOW THE WATER REACHES THE MOTOR. IT WILL START ACTING UP (STALLING) AND HAVE TROUBLE "GOING." IT WILL THEN TRIGGER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE MOTOR WILL DIE. I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED WHILE ON AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED PER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PLAN ANY TYPE OF TRIP WITH THE THREAT OF RAIN WHILE DRIVING FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN. THE CAR WASH WILL COMPLETELY KILL THE MOTOR AND TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO RE CRANK. ONCE THE CAR IS DRY, IT RUNS PERFECTLY. I HAVE RED SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE.

TAKARA RECALL I PUT OIL ON THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY AS I DONT KNOW WHERES IS GOING THROUGH. NO SMOKE OR LEAK.

BLEW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WITH A FAILED ROD/PISTON ON A SLOW RIGHT TURN .... ALWAYS TOOK METICULOUS CARE OF THE ENGINE... 5.7 HEMI SHOULD HAVE LASTED 250K TO 300K MILES.... IT BLEW AT 130K MILES.

THE VEHICLE WOULD ALWAYS DRIVE ROUGH WHENEVER IT RAINED AND WOULD EVEN DIE WHEN GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. IF IT STARTED RAINING WHILE IN TRAFFIC, I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS WHEN COMING TO A STOP OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER RAINING ALL NIGHT, I CAME TO START MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND IT ONLY MADE A TERRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WITHOUT STARTING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO STOP RUNNING DUE TO RAIN, SOMETHING THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT IRREGULARLY AND SUDDENLY SHUT OFF OVER.

AFTER A NIGHT OF RAINING I STARTED UP MY VEHICLE TO A TERRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. BLOWN MOTOR DUE TO DEFECTIVE COWL ALLOWING WATER TO LAY ON TOP OF INTAKE. AND SUCKED THROUGH INTAKE GASKETS.CAUSING A HYDRAULIC AND BLOWN MOTOR. COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE SAID MECHANICAL FAILURE. INTERNET SAYS ENOUGH ABOUT THIS VIEHICLE. RODS THROUGH THE BLOCK UPON IGNITION.

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

I PURCHASED MY '04 DURANGO IN 2014 WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT AND JUST PAID IT OFF LAST MONTH. I HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED THE TITLE YET BUT YET I HAVE A TRUCK THAT DOESN'T RUN ANYMORE. ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK VERY LOUDLY. WE HAD A SMALL RAIN/SNOW EVENT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE ELEMENTS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WENT BACK INSIDE TO MAKE SOME CALLS AND GET ON THE INTERNET. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK CONCERNING WATER LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO HYDROLOCK THE ENGINE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE/ ENGINE REPLACEMENT. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK CONCERNING IDLING AND/OR STALLING DURING THE RAIN OR WHEN GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. I READ SO MANY COMMENTS FROM FELLOW VEHICLE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO OTHER FIX. THE ESTIMATED FIX FOR THIS IS A NEW/USED ENGINE COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS (I WAS QUOTED 7000, I ONLY PAID 10,000 FOR THE TRUCK WHEN I BOUGHT IT). I HAD A MECHANIC COME LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THE TRUCK DROPPED A VALVE, IT WAS CYLINDER #3. MY ENGINE HAS JUST OVER 113,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE AT THIS MILEAGE. NONE WHATSOEVER. DELVING INTO THE ISSUE IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS A REPLACEMENT PART (COWL FITTING) THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALTHOUGH THEY KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND IT WAS CAUSING ITS ENGINES TO BLOW RODS AND SUFFER IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS I WOULD NEVER EVER HAVE BOUGHT IT ESPECIALLY FROM A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW ABOUT THEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A DODGE BEFORE AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AGAIN OR RECOMMEND THEM TO OTHERS. THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIGOROUSLY AND THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A CONTINUOUS OIL LEAK. *JS

DURANGO SLT 5.7L V8 HEMI ENGINE HYDRO LOCKED AND THREW A ROD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE HYDRO LOCK ISSUE IS WIDELY REPORTED WITH THE 2004 FIRST GENERATION OF THE HEMI ENGINE. HOWEVER, DODGE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE.

IT WAS A RAINI DAY AND DECIDED TO GO TO THE STORE TO GET GROCERIES. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO GET TO THE STORE FROM MY HOME TO THE WHOLE FOODS IN SAN FRANCISCO CA ON FREEWAY I-280 NORTH NEAR THE EXIT ON GENEVA I HEARD A LOUD NOICE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SO I DECIDED TO GET OUT ON THE EXIT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, I TURN LEFT ON GENEVA AV I WAITED ON RED LIGHT ON GENEVA AV AND HOWTH ST WHEN LIGHT TURN GREEN I LET GO THE BREAK AND STARTED TO GO SO I CAN PARK ON THE STREET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND SAW A LOT OF SMOKE SO I PULLED OVER ON 33 GENEVA AV SAN FRANCISCO CA AND LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND PIECES OF THE ENGINE ON THE ROAD AND NEAR THE STARTER ON THE VEHICLE, THIS IS WHEN I KNEW IT WAS DONE ENGINE WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO CALL AAA TO GET A TOW TRUCK. LATER I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT JUST HAPPEN AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE JUST LIKE I DID.

HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ON DURANGO 4.7L OVERHEATING, I DRIVE 15 MINUTES TO WORK WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE AND ITS ALREADY OVERHEATING, IVE CHECKED VARIOUS FORUMS ONLINE EACH ONE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, WITH ALL THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING I FIGURED DODGE WOULD FIND A SOLUTION, OR FIGURED SOMEONE WOULD FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

04 DURANGO SLT 4.7 V8. RATTLING/RAPPING NOISE ON START UP THAT WORSENED THROUGH THE DAY. NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE BAY. BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND IDENTIFIED VALVE SEAT(S) IN THE ALUMINUM HEAD(S) HAVE 'DISINTEGRATED' AND/OR 'DROPPED' CAUSING THE VALVES TO SLAP ON ACCELERATION AND MULTIPLE OTHER CATASTROPHIC ENGINE ISSUES. FCA (CHRYSLER/DODGE) HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF MY COMPLAINT AND THEY'RE FULLY AWARE OF THIS FATAL ENGINE FLAW IN THEIR LATE MODEL V8 ENGINES YET THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN ADVISE OWNERS OF REPAIR OPTIONS. THEY MUST BE TOLD TO GO GOOD FOR THIS SITUATION. THIS OCCURRED AT 110,000 MILES. MY OPTIONS NOW ARE: A $2000 ENGINE REPAIR, $4000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT - OR - TO 'JUNK' THE VEHICLE - DON'T GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE [XXX] RUST ON THIS THING, EITHER... I FEEL RIPPED OFF FROM A FEW DIFFERENT ANGLES HERE BY CHRYSLER/DODGE AND I KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS (IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS) OF FCA OWNERS OUT HERE WHO WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PIECE OF [XXX]FROM THESE THIEVES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE ENGINE AND PULL IT APART AND FOUND THERE WAS WATER IN THE INTAKE AND THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER ROD HAD BROKE. LUCKILY THE PART THAT BROKE WENT DOWN AND THE OIL PAN GASKET/WINDAGE TRAY SLOWED IT DOWN ENOUGH TO NOT GO THROUGH THE BLOCK. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE GASKETS WERE NOT SEALING PROPERLY AND ALLOWED WATER TO BE SUCKED INTO THE INTAKE AND THEN HYDRA LOCKED THE NUMBER 5 PISTON. WHEN I PUT IT TOGETHER I NOTICED THE "SEAL" ON THE COWL WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE WINDOW AND THAT LET THE RAIN GO DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SIT ON THE ENGINE. PUT THOSE TWO PROBLEMS TOGETHER WITH THE RAIN AND NOW I HAVE A MOTOR THAT IS BROKEN. I CALLED DODGE AND THE LADY TRIED TELLING ME THAT HER "MASTER" MECHANIC HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND YET WHEN I TYPED IN A SEARCH ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED UP. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE INSERTED PICTURES OF THEIR INTAKE GASKETS AND THEN I HELD A RULER UP TO THE INTAKE FLAT AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE LIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE GASKET WHICH MEANS THAT THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT SEALING. ALSO I PUT A PICTURE OF THE COWL SEAL AND SHOWED HOW CHEAP IT IS. ALSO WHILE WE WERE WAITING TO GET THE FUNDS TO REPAIR THE ENGINE IT SAT THROUGH THE WINTER COMPLETELY COVERED AND THE ENGINE HADN'T EVEN BEEN TAKEN APART YET AND WHEN WE PULLED THE INTAKE OFF IT WAS COMPLETELY "FULL" OF WATER WHICH IN TURN FILLED THE HEADS AND THE CYLINDERS WITH WATER.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COWLING ALLOWS WATER TO FLOW RIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND RIGHT INTO THE INTAKE. MY DODGE WAS SITTING FOR 2 WEEKS DURING HEAVY RAINS AND WHEN I TRIED CRANKING IT UP FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKED.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COWL BECAME DEFECTIVE AND LET WATER INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE FUEL INTAKE MANIFOLD. AFTER ABOUT 5 YEARS OF RANDOM WATER RELATED STALLS (RAIN,DEW,CAR WASHES) WHICH COULD NEVER BE REPLICATED BY NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND THEREFORE NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED, WATER EVENTUALLY FOUND ITS WAY INTO A PISTON CHAMBER. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MARCH 31,2017, HYDROLOCK ENSUED AND CAUSED THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON ROD TO SNAP AND BREAK THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK DESTROYING THE ENGINE. I WAS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COLMA A FEW WEEKS PRIOR FOR AN UNRELATED AIRBAG RECALL FIX AND SPOKE TO THE A SERVICE SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE WATER RELATED STALLING ISSUE. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY ONLY USE OE PARTS AND EVEN IF THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM (NO GUARANTEE), THEY PROBABLY COULDN'T GET ORIGINAL PARTS. HE ACTED LIKE HE WAS DOING ME A FAVOR! I FEEL AS THE DODGE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NEGLIGENT. I HAVE FOUND OUT SUBSEQUENTLY THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDELY KNOW AMONGST PARTS SUPPLIERS (SPECIFICALLY USED AND REBUILT ENGINE SUPPLIERS) AND HAS A HIGH RATE OF INCIDENCE ACCORDING TO VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS. I HAVE LODGED A FORMAL NOTICE/COMPLAINT WITH DODGE AS HAVE MANY, MANY OTHERS. I GOT THREE QUOTES FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE, ALL WERE OVER $6000. THE VEHICLE PROVED TO NOT BE WIORTH THAT COST TO FIX. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY DONATED IT TO A LOCAL CHARITY. THIS PROBLEM DEFINITELY DESERVES A RECALL, AND CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WHO HAVE INCURRED FINANCIAL LOSSES SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. THANKS

I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND MADE THE COMPLAINT AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND ANOTHER CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD FIGURE IT OUT AND WHEN I LOOKED AT IT ONLINE IT SAID IT WAS THE COWL SO I WENT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER AND TOLD THEM. THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY HAD TO PRINT OFF WHAT EVERYONE ONE HAD COMPLAINED, SO THEY REPLACED THE RUBBER UNDER THE HOOD WHICH WAS 40 DOLLARS NOT THAT COSTLY. BUT STILL WHEN IT RAINS, IT RUNS ROUGH AND LIKE IT GOING TO DIE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I WAS GOING TO NEW YORK. VERY SCARY GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND IT STARTING RAINING HARD ALL OF THE SUDDEN GOING 70 , DROP TO 30. TRUCKS ON MY BUTT. NOT A GOOD THING. STILL EVERY TIME IT RAINS HARD IT STILL HAPPENS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ALMOST 3 YRS. AGO FOR 10,000 WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE WARRANTY AND IT'S ABOUT OVER AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. SO EVERY TIME I BRING IT TO A REPAIR PLACE I HAVE TO PAY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT'S A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. SO BASCIALLY I CANT DRIVE MY CAR IN HEAVY RAIN.

THE RH SIDE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CONTINUOUSLY HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK!

RECENTLY WHEN RAIN FALLS HEAVILY THE ENGINE STARTS SPUTTING & CUTS OFF THEN ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC & THEY PUT THE MACHINE ON IT. IT SHOWS NOTHING IS WRONG. PUT KEEPS DOING IT ONLY WHEN HEAVY RAINS FALLS. FINALLY WENT ONLINE TO ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS TO DODGE & FOUND OUT ITS THE COWLING. CHANGED THE COWLING BUT ITS STILL DOING IT. ITS A DODGE PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THEIR PROBLEM & ITS COSTING ME A LOT OF MONEY. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SUFFERED THE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HYDROLOCK FROM THE POOR COWL DESIGN. I LIVE IN BEAR COUNTRY, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN A REMOTE AREA I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STRANDED WITH 800LBS OF CLAWS AND TEETH. I STARTED THE MOTOR IN MY DRIVEWAY DURING A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER ONLY TO HEAR AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, IT RAN FOR 5 SECONDS THEN DIED. PLENTY OF VEHICLES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE 2012 HEMI HAD A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED.

AFTER NOTICING A DIFFERENCE IN DRIVING POWER FROM A STOP THE RPM'S WOULD ALMOST HIT 2K BEFORE MOVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID THAT I HAD A MISS-FIRE IN CYLINDER 8 AND I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION COIL. BOUGHT NEW PLUGS AND AN IGNITION COIL AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THEM OUT. THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE PLUGS STILL LOOKED CLEAN AND NEW. THE PASSENGERS SIDE WERE BURNT, HAD MOISTURE AND THE CYLINDER 8 PLUG WAS FOULED AND BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE. FINISHED CHANGING EVERYTHING OUT AND PUT THE TRUCK BACK TOGETHER WITH STILL NO CHANGE IN CODES OR POWER. FOUND THAT THE STARTER WAS CORRODED AND INFORMATION CONCERNING A BAD COWL DESIGN CAUSING HYDRO-LOCKING OF THE ENGINES. ALSO REPLACED THE EXHAUST GASKETS 3 TIMES IN 5-6 YEAR PERIOD EACH TIME WITH BROKEN BOLTS FOUND. CHANGED OUT THE PCM, THEN REPLACED ALL THE INJECTORS WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND SWOLLEN. THE TRUCK IS STILL GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND TURNED MY FOCUS ON THE TRANSMISSION (REPLACED AS WELL) AND STILL HAVING CYLINDER 8 MISS-FIRE CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AS THE FRONT END VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,714.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO FAILURE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,953.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FLOODED IN THE RAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, BOTH HEARD AND FELT, FOLLOWED BY VERY ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION. TURNED ONTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE SIDE STREET AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING IN THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CRANKSHAFT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE HOLE.

WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH OUR DURANGO UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. MY HUSBAND AND KIDS LOADED UP A FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS TO GO DRIVE UP THE MOUNTAIN, THEY MADE JUST AS FAR AS THE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG AND WERE ABLE TO PULL IN TO THE DRIVEWAY OF A NEIGHBOR. THE ENGINE COMPLETLY SEIZED, ALL OIL LEAKED OUT. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. NO WARNING AT ALL! A FEW DAYS EARLIER I HAD DROVE IT TO TOWN IN THE RAIN AND IT WAS IDLING ROUGH, BUT THE NEXT DAY SEEMED FINE. NOW THE ENGINE IS SHOT. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING HEAVY RAIN FOR DAYS AND LOOKS LIKE WATER WAS LEAKING IN TO THE ENGINE DUE TO A FAULTY COWL OR SOMETHING, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. WE HAD JUST PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND JUST RECEIVED NEW TAGS FOR IT! ALL THIS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING! WE ARE JUST OUT A VEHICLE AND 2 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS! HAD WE KNOWN THIS WAS AN ISSUE WE WOULD HAVE GLADLY DONE EVERYTHING WE COULD TO FIX IT, BUT WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAD NO IDEA RAIN COULD CAUSE OUR ENGINE TO SEIZE UP! THANKFUL IT HAPPENED CLOSE TO HOME AND NO ACCIDENT, BUT VERY SCARY WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS!

11/18/15. IT WAS RAINING HARD HERE IN OREGON AS I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM TAKING MY GIRLFRIEND TO THE DOCTORS. I WAS FIRST IN LINE AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED. HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, WITHOUT WARNING, I HEARD A TERRIBLE REPEATING BANG. MY VEHICLE DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A NEAR PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOOK IT APART AND HAD FOUND OUT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. HE REPORTED TO ME, THAT HE HAS HAD A FEW OF THESE DURANGOS LATELY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APRIL 2013. FIRST WEEK FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. IN LATE 2013 REPLACED FUEL PUMP AGAIN AFTER IT WENT OUT A SECOND TIME. BY NOW WE REALIZED THAT IF WE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH A CAR WASH IT WOULD SHUTTER AND CUT OFF. IN EARLY 2014 THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN. WE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AGAIN AND ALSO COWL AS WE HAD FOUND INFORMATION THAT THE COWL WAS ALLOWING WATER TO DRIP DOWN ON THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL BOX. THIS HELPED FOR ABOUT 14 MONTHS. IN JULY 2015 REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE. NOW IT IS NOVEMBER 2015 AND AS I TYPE THIS IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AGAIN. WATER IS AGAIN LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND COMPUTER BLOCK. IT CAUSES SHUTTERING AND STALLING AND THEN WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF OR NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. A QUICK SEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE MOST OF THE VEHICLES ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS A WHOLE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE OR A FAMILY BEING KILLED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED.

2004 DURANGO 5.7 EVERY TIME WE HAVE A HARD RAIN THE MOTOR STALLS OR RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND WE HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRAVEL FOR WORK, AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY WIFE THAT THE DURANGO WOULD NO CRANK OVER BUT WAS NOT CAUSED BY BATTERY ISSUE AS IT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED. HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP (HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE). LET IT SIT UNTIL I GOT HOME AND IT STARTED UP WITH A LITTLE KICK BACK AGAINST STARTER. LET IT WARM UP AND WENT AND HAD THE BATTERY AND STARTER CHECKED, BOTH WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION FOR VOLTAGE AND AMP DRAW. DROVE ON COUNTY HWY WITH 45 MILE SPEED LIMIT APPROX. THREE MILES TO THE BANK. LEAVING THE BANK MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO MAIN STREET AND THE MOTOR WENT THUMP, CLUNK, BANG AND DIED. COASTED OFF ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE THINKING WE HAD THROWN A BELT OR HIT SOMETHING. SAW OIL DRIPPING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF MOTOR AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN WITH PART OF THE CONNECTING ROD STICKING THROUGH IT. I USED TO BE A MECHANIC SO I KNOW WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE RAIN GUTTER CHANNELS WATER ONTO THE TOP OF THE MOTOR WHERE THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED ALLOWING WATER INTO THE MOTOR, THIS WATER CAN BECOME TRAPPED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND BE PULLED INTO THE MOTOR WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND YOU ARE MAKING A TURN. TALKED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM BUT KINDLY TOLD ME $8000 TO REPLACE MY MOTOR. TALKED TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON AN UPDATED RAIN GUTTER, EVEN THOUGH THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN SAYS TO ME THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AS EVERY THING I HAVE READ SAYS IT IS QUITE COMMON

AFTER HEAVY RAINS THE ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND THEN SMOOTH OUT. THEN DURING ONE HEAVY RAIN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IT HAD HYDROLOCKED DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE INTAKE GASKET FROM THE COWL. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF AGRUING WITH THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND THE DEALER, THE WARRANTY COMPANY COVERED ALL BUT 1000 DOLLARS OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT BUT THE COWL IS NOT REPLACED. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

ENGINE BLEW. A ROD OR SOMETHING BLEW WITHOUT WARNING THROUGH THE ENGINE CASE AS I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD ON A TOWN STREET

VEHICLE WOULD STALL DURING HEAVY RAINS AND TAKING IT THROUGH A CAR WASH WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD EVEN CUT OFF. ONE DAY IT CUT OFF AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEN. GOODYEAR COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. SO THEY REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS DURING HEAVY RAINS AND GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH. I REPLACED THE BATTERY A THIRD TIME AFTER CONTACTING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. NOW THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. I'M AFRAID IT'S THE ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE WIPER COWL LEAKING. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN 18-006-05 PUT OUT BY CHRYSLER.

IF ANY WATER GETS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT (RAIN, ETC..) THE ENGINE WILL MISFIRE (STATIONARY) OR SHUT OFF (STATIONARY OR DRIVING). IF DRIVING WHILE RAINING, THE SUV WILL MISFIRE AND MAY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ERROR SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET AND BECAME ALL TO REAL THIS WEEK WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY KILLING MY FAMILY.

IT WAS A RAINY DAY ON FRIDAY OCT. 2, 2015. THAT MORNING MY VEHICLE STARTED FINE, IT WASN'T UNTIL I CAME OUT OF WORK THAT EVENING WHEN I WENT TO START IT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SOUND AND IT WOULDN'T START. I TRIED A FEW TIMES UNTIL SUDDENLY IT TURNED ON AND IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I THEN CALLED MY MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP SO THEY CAN PUT IT ON A LIFT TO TAKE A LOOK UNDERNEATH. AS I DROVE AWAY THE SOUND WAS UNBEARABLE AND THE FASTER I DROVE THE LOUDER IT GOT, SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE FELL OUT, THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE AND OIL EVERYWHERE. I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MY MECHANICS SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSING WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL AFTER THEY TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND TOLD ME THE BLOCK HAD A HOLE BECAUSE THE PISTON BLEW THROUGH IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST MORE MONEY TO REBUILD MY ORIGINAL ENGINE THAN BUYING A USED ONE, I OPTED OUT ON THE USED ONE. AS I WAS HOME I WENT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH WHEN I COME TO FIND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO THEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ON A RAINY DAY OR WHEN THEY TOOK THEIR CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH. SO AS I DID MORE RESEARCH IT TURNS OUT THE WIPER COWL WHICH AT SOME POINT CHRYSLER CAME OUT WITH AN UPGRADE TENDS TO LEAK WATER ON TOP OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IS ANOTHER BAD DESIGN, THEN SUCKS IN WATER INTO THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO HYDRO LOCK. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2004 AND NOW I'M DISAPPOINTED THEY NEVER ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I JUST PAID OVER $4000 TO REPAIR IT AND GOD KNOWS HOW LONG UNTIL THIS USED ENGINE GOES OUT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE AND SPOKE TO SOMEONE YESTERDAY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY . PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER.

STALLED IN RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95, A DAY BEFORE. WE HAD BATTERY TESTED AT ADVANCED AUTO. BATTERY GOOD. DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY WE STARTED IT UP AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE WAS RAPPING. NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. UPON LIFTING HOOD TO SEE PROBLEM WE SAW A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. YOU COULD SEE CONNECTING ROD IN THERE.

JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TWO MONTHS AGO FROM DEALER IN NJ. WE HAD A HARD RAIN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND THE DURANGO WOULDN'T START IMMEDIATELY. I TURNED IT OVER AGAIN A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED WITH A HARD RUMBLE, BUT IT STARTED UP. IT DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH, AND JUST AS THE WIFE AND I WERE LEAVING A GAS STATION, WE DROVE ABOUT FIFTY FEET AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND THE DURANGO WAS MAKING A NOISE LIKE METAL WAS ROLLING AROUND IN THE ENGINE. I STOPPED THE CAR, PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE DURANGO AND SAW OIL DRIPPING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. I GOT UNDER THE CAR TO INSPECT IT A LITTLE FURTHER AND SAW A DIME SIZE HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. I GOT THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOME AS IT WAS SATURDAY AND THE MECHANIC WAS NOT OPEN. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD DURANGO HE PICKED UP THAT DAY. NOT SAYING THAT ALL OF THE OTHER CARS WERE TOWED BECAUSE A BLOWN ENGINE, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. DEALER WOULDN'T WARRANTY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. I COULDN'T GET ANYONE TO WARRANTY THE DURANGO BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 150000. NOW IM TOLD I WILL HAVE TO BUY A REMANNED/NEW ENGINE FOR THIS CLUNKER. I WILL BE MAKING A COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER. I KNOW IT MAY NOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET, FORUMS, ETC. ALL THE RESULT OF BLOWN ENGINES DUE TO "HYDRO-LOCKING", AND THE WIPER COWL DEFECT WERE WATER WOULD GET INTO THE ENGINE DURING HEAVY RAINS OR CAR WASHES. I HOPE OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF ITS CITIZENS AND FORCE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECT THAT THEY CREATED, BUT I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH. MY DURANGO CURRENTLY HAS 160131 MILES ON IT, AND I GUESS IT'S GONNA STAY THAT WAY NOW BECAUSE IT CAN'T MOVE, AND I STILL OWE MONEY ON A SUV THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. NHTSA DO THE RIGHT THING.

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO WITH JUST 52000 MILES AND RUNNING IN GOOD CONDITION. DURING THE WEEKEND OF 25TH OF SEPTEMBER 2015 IT RAINED AND UPON TRYING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK ON MONDAY AS USUAL, THE MOTOR/ENGINE WAS HYDROLOCKED. WATER HAD SEEPED INTO THE CYLINDERS AND THE MOTOR SUFFERED FAILURE AND BROKE RODS. I HAD INSTALLED THE NEWLY REDESIGNED COWL VENT GRILLE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS ,BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. DODGE COMPANY IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THEIR BAD ENGINEERING BUT WON'T RECALL THE VEHICLES AND PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I JUST LOST OVER 9000.00 DOLLARS IN INVESTMENT, INCLUDING TAXES FOR 700.00 + GETTING THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION, INSPECTED, TAGS, ETC. THE VEHICLE WASN'T IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS PARKED. NOT EVEN THEIR REDESIGNED COWL VENT GRILLE PREVENTS HYDROLOCK, WATER FROM LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, FROM HAPPENING.

CONSUMER STATED THAT HE FILED A PRO-SE LAWSUIT AGAINST FCA US LLC THAT HE WILL BE MAILING THE COMPLETE LAWSUIT AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO ISSUING RECALLS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS ISSUE INVOLVED A DEFECTIVE COWL PANEL, WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO PENETRATE THE SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE COMBUSTION CYLINDERS CAUSING IT TO HYDROLOCK AND/OR THROW A ROD. THE DAMAGES COST THE CONSUMER $8,900.00.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NUMBER NINETY-FIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER AN OVERNIGHT RAINSTORM, VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE WHEN THE ENGINE THREW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. WE HAD HAD ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS OF THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING AFTER A RAIN EVENT. IT WOULD START AFTER DRYING OUT. THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER AND HAD THE STARTER REPLACED TWICE. I JUST REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE THAT WITH PARTS AND LABOR COST ME $4,800. I SEE THAT THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WANTED TO BE ON RECORD.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7L HEMI. NEVER HAD ANY BIG ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL IN 2014 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOUD KNOCKING NOISES FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY AN ABRUPT SHUT OFF. I TRIED IMMEDIATELY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING FROM THE ENGINE CEIZING AND COULDN'T CORRECT MYSELF ENOUGH SO I WENT DOWN THE HILL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO BREAK WITH NO BRAKE BOOSTER ANYMORE AS WELL. I ENDED UP RUNNING INTO A COUPLE SMALL TREE'S AND FINALLY STOPPING . AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I ONLY JAMMED MY FINGER AND HURT MY BACK SOME BUT I ONLY MISSED A LARGER GROUP OF TREE BY INCHES. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS RIPPED OFF, MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BROKE AS WELL AS MY GRILLE AND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE "HYDROLOCKED" AND A PISTON ROD PUNCHED THROUGH MY ENGINE AND BROKE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS INTERNALLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE ENGINE IS GONE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEIR 04 AND 05 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. APPARENTLY THE WATER RUNS RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE AND POOLS UP AND THE INTAKE IS FAULTY SO IT SUCKS THAT WATER UP AND CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC HYDROLOCK WITH THE ENGINE WHICH COULD KILL SOMEONE IF THEY LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WITHIN A SECOND. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE (WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $3800 ALONE) BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS FOR TOO MUCH AND NEITHER DODGE OR MY INSURANCE WOULD COVER IT SO IT'S NOW A PILE OF SCRAP UNTIL I HOPEFULLY CAN GET A NEW ENGINE OR HAVE DODGE BUY THIS DEATH TRAP BACK. DODGE NEEDS TO BUY THESE BACK OR FIX THEM! THIS IS BY FAR NOT AN INDIVIDUAL CASE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK BEFORE SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR GARAGE STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED SPARK PLUGS, COILS AND WIRES. HOWEVER, ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT STATED EVERYTHING WAS OK. UPDATED 12/10/15. *JB

ONE RANDOM DAY..AS I STARTED MY DURANGO, IT STARTED MAKING A FAST CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. SEEMS TO DRIVER AND IDLE FINE,BUT IT ISN'T A NORMAL SOUND SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS DURANGO A WHILE AND NEVER HEARD IT TILL NOW. TO FIND OUT ITS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE..BEEN TOLD ITS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. TAKES A FEW MINS,BUT GOES AWAY ABOUT 90%.THE COLDER IT IS OUTSIDE THE WORST AND LOUDER THE NOISE IS.I SEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND SUPRISEING ITS NOT A RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY A SHOP I HAVE A BROKEN STUD BOLT AND WILL COST.1200-2000. I DON'T HAVE THAT KINDA MONEY.SO IS THERE A WAY I COULD GET HELP GETTING THIS FIXED? BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE IT COULD MESS UP THE PISTON ON THAT SIDE OF THE LOOS MANIFOLD. ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER THAT I HAVE A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR..WAITING FOR MY DEALER TO CALL ME BACK FOR A APPOINTMENT.

ENGINE MAKING NOISE AT START UP. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. SAID IT IS PROBABLY PISTON. HAD VALVE COVERS AND HEADS TAKEN OFF FOR POSSIBLE STUCK LIFTER AND FOUND PLENTY OF RUST ETC. THAT WOULD INDICATE WATER IN MOTOR. SEVERAL PEOPLE INDICATED THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND MAKE WITH LEAKING COWLING AT WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER ONTO MOTOR IN BAD SPOTS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. SHOULD NOT BE NEEDING NEW MOTOR AT 107K.

AUG 21 @ 1030AM. MY FIANC, OUR DAUGHTER AND I WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE OUR HOME. I WENT TO THE CAR AND STRAPPED OUR DAUGHTER INTO HER CAR SEAT WHILE MY FIANC HAD BAGS AT THE FRONT OF OUR APARTMENT BUILDING. TURNED ON THE CAR IT STRUGGLED TO TURN OVER, WENT CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK. I TURNED IT OFF. CALLED MY FIANC TO COME UP TO OUR PARKING SPOT TO HAVE A LOOK. HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IMMEDIATELY. CALLED A TOW BUT IN THE MEANTIME A FRIEND WHO KNOWS A BIT ABOUT CARS CAME BY, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND PIECES OF THE ENGINE AS WELL AS LEAKING ENGINE OIL UNDER THE CAR. THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT IT HAD BLOWN A ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS DONE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT WORKED ON, SO IT IS STILL SITTING IN THE SAME PLACE. THE DESCRIPTION IS SO SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS OF A ROD GOING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T ON THE ROAD DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED AND EVERYONE IS SAFE. FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT IS OBVIOUSLY RECURRING DUE TO THE ENGINES BEING DEFECTIVE HOW CAN DODGE NOT STILL BE RESPONSIBLE.

I HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L HEMI FOR YEARS NOW. EVERY TIME IT WOULD RAIN HEAVY, MY VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO DIE. IT WOULD GET VERY JUMPY, AND I FELT LIKE I HAD TO FIGHT IT TO KEEP GOING. IF I GOT STOPPED BY A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT WAS HORRIBLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND SOMETIMES STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO. I BROUGHT IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO COULD ONLY FINE A CYLINDER MISFIRE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ACTUALLY STILL ON. IT SEEMED LIKE IT ALWAYS WENT OFF AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANICS WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING IN ORDER TO VIEW WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOING. I HAD NUMEROUS PLUGS CHANGED AND NOTHING HELPED. IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE, YET NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IT NOW HAPPENS IF I TAKE IT TO THE CAR WASH. THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO START IT AFTER IT COMES OUT. THEY HAVE TO TRY A FEW TIMES BEFORE THEY CAN GET IT GOING. I DECIDED TO DO MY OWN RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION I DID AND YET NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A SOLUTION. I CAME TO READ ABOUT THE HYDROLOCK ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS BY EVERYONE ELSE, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE WOULDN'T BE A RECALL ON THIS! I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS DREADING EVERY TIME IT RAINS HEAVY. IT MAKES ME PANICKED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN ANY RAIN KNOWING THE OUTCOME OF ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT DODGE JUST LET THIS GO ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS. I HAVE 190,000 MILES ON IT NOW, IT IS FULL OF RUST (WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED...I HAVE SEEN SO MANY DURANGOS WITH RUST ON THE BACK DOOR BY THE CHROME ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE. IT STARTS OUT AS BUBBLING AND JUST RUSTS AWAY INTO BIG HOLES), AND THERE IS NO POINT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND STALLED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COWL SCREEN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 SPORT UTILITY 4-DOOR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH IT WOULD STALL OUT. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND EVERY TIME IT RAINED IT WOULD STALL OUT. YESTERDAY (8/4/2015) IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE. THE ENGINE HYDRO-LOCKED AND WE NOTICED OIL DRIPPING ALL OVER. WE ARE LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN WORSE KILLED. NOW WE HAVE A VEHICLE WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND CANT EVEN DRIVE. WE DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT.

THE ENGINE HYDRO-LOCKED BREAKING 2 RODS AND BLOWING A HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER AND MY WIFE DROVE OFF OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR GET INJURED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE AS IT TURNS OUT TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD DAM THAT DIRECTS RAIN WATER AWAY FROM THE ENGINE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND IT ALLOWS WATER TO FLOW RIGHT ONTO THE MOTOR. OVER TIME THE WATER RUSTS AND ROTS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS EVENTUALLY ALLOWING THE WATER TO FLOW INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING HYDRO-LOCK. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUT INSTEAD THEY HAVE NOT. MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND IT COST ME $6,000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR.

MY 2004 DURANGO HAD SAT FOR 2 DAYS IN RAINY WEATHER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THERE WAS A LOUD BANG OR CLUNK. I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN AND WHEN IT STARTED THERE WAS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT OFF. I LOOKED AROUND AND UNDER THE CAR FOUND A PUDDLE OF OIL AS WELL AS 3 PIECES OF IRON ,1WITH A CHRYSLER SYMBOL MOLDED INTO IT. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE HYDRO LOCKED AND THREW A PISTON ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE VERIFIED THIS WAS THE CASE. CHECKING VARIOUS FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 04 DURANGOS WITH 5.7 HEMIS. MANY MANY INCIDENTS SOME WHILE DRIVING WERE REPORTED. WEAK ENGINE COMPONENTS AS WELL AS A POORLY DESIGNED WINDSHIELD COWL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM, WHICH CHRYSLER HAS DENIED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AT ANY SPEED. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE AND COWL. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING CHAIN SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE ROD. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

WHEN WIFE STARTED VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE HAMMERS IN ENGINE RESULTS WAS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDER THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SPRING FROM INSIDE THE MOTOR SNAPPED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY 2004 DURANGO AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN THE MOTOR HAD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN AFTER RESTARTING, A LOUD TICKING NOISE. SHUT OFF HAD TOWED TO GARAGE, MECHANIC SAYS ROD WENT THROUGH BLOCK. NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS..WATER ONTO ENGINE TOP, SUCKED INTO INTAKE...BOOM! DESIGN FLAW, COWL LETS WATER ONTO TOP OF ENGINE, SUCKED INTO VALVES THRU INTAKE..BOOM..ENGINE TRASHED. COST OF NEW ENGINE GREATER THAN BLUE BOOK...108000 MILES.

THE MORNING AFTER A RAIN STORM, WATER ACCUMULATED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. A LOUD CLANK NOISE WAS EVIDENT AFTER FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSED TO BE A BEND CONNECTING ROD DUE TO HYDROLOCKED ENGINE. NO WARNING OR OTHER MALFUNCTION WAS OBSERVED BEFORE THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AFTER A RAINSTORM, I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE. I HEARD A BIG BANG. NOW MOTOR RAPS AND TICKS LOUDLY AND LEAKS ENGINE OIL. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID MOTOR WAS BLOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE AT A CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO WAS PURCHASE USED, FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. ALL SERVICE RECORDS WERE GIVEN TO US, SHOWING PROPER MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE. I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A HORRIBLE SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, I LEARNED THE ENGINE THREW 2 RODS AND PUT HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE ENGINE, WITH THE ONLY SOLUTION BEING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. BASED ON MY MECHANICS OBSERVATION, THIS IS A RESULT OF WATER BEING DIRECTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEREFORE RUSTING AND DESTROYING NECESSARY COMPONENTS. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS PULLED FROM MY VEHICLE, IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER, EVEN AFTER HAVING BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER READING ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE 2004 DURANGOS. AT THAT, DODGE HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. I AM NOW OUT $7900 FOR A NEW ENGINE. ALL I CAN SAY, IS THANK GOD I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM SO FEARFUL THIS WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING, RESULTING IN SOMETHING TRAGIC. DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND DODGE IGNORING IT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE DODGE ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM.

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE SAME "HEMI TICK" ISSUE AND CONSEQUENT VALVE/PISTON ROD FAILURE THAT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN REPORTED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT BY THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS AND THOUSANDS OF TIMES. MINE WAS FAILED SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IDLING. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT THE VALVE SPRINGS, SPRING SEATS, AND PISTON RODS ARE MADE OF GARBAGE MATERIALS, YET DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR MAKE ANY EFFORT TO MAKE RIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL. *TR

AFTER A THAW OF SNOW AND A EARLY MORNING RAIN, WENT TO START DURANGO AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS DURANGO START TO A LOUD BANG AND RATTLING. TURNED OFF. TOLD THE ENGINE BLEW. MONTH PRIOR TO THIS WHEN IT WOULD RAIN THE DURANGO WOULD STALL. NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHY. NOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS HYDROLOCK. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/9INZYT3JUJW. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW BACK IN MARCH OF 2005 AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. RECENTLY WHEN IT RAINED A SPUTTER WAS NOTICED AND THOUGHT TO BE SPARK PLUG WIRES, WHICH HAD BEEN CHANGED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR PRIOR. THEN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO WE WENT TO START THE DURANGO AND IT WOULD NOT START. AT FIRST IT SOUNDED LIKE THE STARTER GRINDING SO I REMOVED THE STARTER AND HAD IT TESTED AND IT FINE. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER BY THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT MOVE. I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS AND FOUND THAT THE #7 SPARK PLUG HAD ICE ON IT. THE CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF ICE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ICE MELTED AND THE ENGINE MOVED AND RAN. THE TRUCK DROVE FINE WITH NO ISSUES AFTER THAT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKING DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE COWL WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO POUR ONTO THE ENGINE. THE COMPLAINTS INDICATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE ISSUE BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I THEN FOUND THAT WATER WAS LEAKING PAST THE COWL AND THE WIPER ARMS. ON MARCH 17, 2015 THE DURANGO AGAIN MADE THE GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. THE #7 CYLINDER AND THE #8 CYLINDER HAD WATER IN THEM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS PRIOR AND IT HAD RAINED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITH THE STARTER AND WOULD NOT TURN BY HAND WHEN TRIED AT THE FLYWHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXHIBITED ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO BEING PARKED AND HAD NOT RUN SINCE IT WAS PARKED AND DID NOT TURN OVER AT ALL WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO START IT. THE ENGINE IS BELIEVED TO BE SEIZED AND NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A KNOCKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS RUNNING FINE THE EVENING BEFORE THIS ENGINE FAILURE, WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT IN THE RAIN. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED MAKING LOUD MECHANICAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND A PIECE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DISCOVERD ON THE FRAME AND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS NOTICED. *TR

AFTER A RAINSTORM, I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THINKING IT WAS THE STARTER, I REPLACED THE STARTER AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. AFTER MANUALLY ROTATING THE ENGINE BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT THEN HAD A VERY LOUD ENGINE KNOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC BUT ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS ENGINE ROD FAILURE DUE TO HYDROLOCK CONDITION. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE IDEA THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FREQUENTLY STALL DURING THE RAIN AND IN THE CAR WASH, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. IT HAD PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS-IS FOR REPAIR OR ENGINE REPLACEMENT FOR FRACTION OF RETAIL VALUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A HOLE BECAUSE THE ROD BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN UPDATED 04/14/15

THE RAIN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A LOUD UNKNOWN NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK OVER. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME. LEFT VEHICLE FOR A FEW HOURS, RETURNED LATER TO START AND LOUD CLUNK COMING FROM MOTOR. LIFTED HOOD AND FOUND INTAKE TO BE TOTALLY COVERED IN WATER. WATER WAS FLOWING DOWN WINDSHIELD AND DIRECTLY OVER TOP OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN DUE TO HYDRO LOCKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROMINENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE HYDRO EXTENSION CYLINDER BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN MADE LOUD NOISE LIKE A HAMMER HITTING ENGINE, THEN STARTED SMOKING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. TRIED STARTING AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL BURN AND BLOWING WHITE SMOKE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC STATED ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER FOR SECOND OPINION. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN LIGHT RAIN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL. AS I CAME TO A STOP I RECALL THE SUV SMOKING. I STOP THE SUV IMMEDIATELY AND COULD TELL THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE HE TOLD ME THE COWL PANEL WAS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK ONTO MY ENGINE WHICH WOULD CAUSE WATER TO GET INTO MY INTAKE THAT WOULD RESULT INTO A BLOWN ENGINE. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER/DODGE TO NO AVAIL THEY ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, WHICH IS SURELY INCORRECT BECAUSE OF ALL THE POST OF PEOPLE WOULD COMMON ISSUES WITH THERE DODGE DURANGO. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WE HAVE KEPT THIS DURANGO IN IMMACULATE SHAPE AND HAVE CONSISTENTLY DONE OF THE RECOMMENDED UPKEEP ON THE VEHICLE. WE CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAD NOWHERE TO PULL OVER AND HAD TO CONTINUE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE BEFORE I COULD GET TO A SHOULDER AND BEHIND ME WERE MULTIPLE VEHICLES. UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS OIL. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE AND IT IS COMPLETELY BLOWN-CATASTROPHIC. ENGINE FAILURE THAT WILL COST $6000 TO REPLACE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE USED THE VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS, WE HAVE BARELY PUT 12000 MILES PER YEAR ON IT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS ENGINE, MANY OF THEM PROBABLY UNREPORTED TO THE NHTSA. THE '05 AND LATER MODELS DO NOT SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF ENGINE FAILURE COMPLAINTS. I WOULD HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE. WE ARE DISGUSTED AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS-A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRIED TO START MY TRUCK AND ALL I AM HEARING IS LOUD KNOCKING. NO NOTICE OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG! ACCORDING TO ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SOUND IS, IT IS MOST LIKELY THE HYDROLOCK PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING , OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED . IS THAT WHAT CHRYSLER IS WAITING FOR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? IF WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS ISSUE WAS EVEN POSSIBLE OF HAPPENING WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT IT BY FIXING THE SEAL. NOW WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS PRETTY, BUT IS UNDRIVABLE, AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

HAD JUST FIXED THE SENSORS ON THE TRUCK, PUT NEW BATTERY AND NEW TIRES. TOTALING OVER $1200. DRIVING THROUGH UNAVOIDABLE PUDDLES ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING A HEAVY RAIN IN MY AREA OF 4.5 INCHES. PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO START IT THE NEXT MORNING AND HEARD THIS VERY LOUD GRINDING. HAD THE CAR TOWED. DIAGNOSIS: ENGINE HYDROLOCK. APPARENTLY DODGE HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE AND SIMILAR SITES. A $130 PART COULD'VE PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. DODGE REFUSING TO HELP AND INSURANCE SAYING IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT SO THEY WON'T COVER IT EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ANOTHER ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE PULLEY AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DIE WHEN MAKING A TURN, OR LOW SPEED. I HAVE DONE SEVERAL THINGS TO FIX THIS. CHANGED THE BATTERY, OIL CHANGES, RADIATOR FLUSH. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. THERE ISN'T ANY CODES ON THE CHECK ENGINE COMPUTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. WE HAD A HEAVY RAIN STORM AT NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE UPON START UP FOLLOWED BY A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED RAIN WATER SEEPED INTO THE CYLINDER WHICH BLEW THE ROD AND PISTONS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN WATER COMING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD AND SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE OVERNIGHT. I STILL OWE 7000.00 ON THE LOAN AND NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. NOW DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE FLAW AND WILL NOT BACK UP THERE BAD DESIGN FLAW AND FIX MY ENGINE. SO I HAVE NO CAR AND A 7000.00 BALANCE LEFT I HAVE TO STILL PAY. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE SINCE THEIR DESIGN CAUSED IT TO BLOW UP IN THE FIRST PLACE >>>PLEASE HELP DON'T LET DODGE GET AWAY WITH NOT FIXING THEIR MISTAKE AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND HAVE TO WALK TO WORK OR TAKE THE BUS PLUS I HAVE TO PAY NY CAR LOAN 7000.00 BALANCE...IS THERE ANY JUSTICE !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS NEVER RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN RAIN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD,ALMOST ROUGH ROARING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. AFTER TAKING AN EXIT TO INVESTIGATE, THE VEHICLE DIED AND TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE DIES IN AUTO CAR WASHES. AFTER READING SIMILAR POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL OF DEATH FOR ME, MY PASSENGERS AND OTHERS THAT MAY BECOME INVOLVED. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND MY ENGINE WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISES, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THEN AS I ACCELERATED, MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.SMOKE WAS FLYING OUT MY TAIL PIPE AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DRIVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT WATER SEEPED INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. NO PRECURSORS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NOW WARNING SIGNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VEHICLE DIES WHEN IT RAINS OR IF YOU GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND ALL POWER IS LOST. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE, YET DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING FOR IT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SUDDENLY DIES IN TRAFFIC PLUS IT IS RAINING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, YET THEY CLAIM THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT NOT A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS WASHED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DRY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE. AS I SLOWED DOWN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND SAW A SLIGHT WISP OF SMOKE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. AS IT WAS BEING TOWED, I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AS FAR AS OIL CHANGES, ETC. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO V8 HEMI. ORIGINAL OWNER. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF OF THE LOT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS SCHEDULED. LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA, AFTER SITTING OVER THE WEEKEND. VEHICLE WOULD ALWAYS STALL/SPUTTER IN THE RAIN. RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND, WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK UP ON SUNDAY MORNING, THERE WAS A BANG AND A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK TIMING ASSEMBLY APART FOUND A BROKEN GUIDE PIN, WAS NOT THE ISSUE. APPEARS TO BE BLOWN ROD. ENGINE TOAST....AFTER LOOKING FOR ENGINE ONLINE I FIND THIS FORUM, WHY WON'T ANYONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I'M GLAD MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT DRIVING THIS WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

I DROVE THE TRUCK 2 DAYS AGO AND IT RAN FINE. YESTERDAY IT RAINED ALL DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT TODAY IT STARTED BUT HAD VERY LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. I SHUT IT DOWN THEN RESTARTED AND THE NOISES WERE WORSE. I THEN GOT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT THIS EXACT ISSUE HAS PLAGUED LOTS OF PEOPLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED AS I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO ON A JOB INTERVIEW...IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

DURANGO WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. ONE MORNING I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS A STRANGE TICKING NOISE. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK RAN FINE AS USUAL. IT RAINED HEAVILY THAT NIGHT. I DID NOT USE THE TRUCK AT ALL FOR FEAR OF DOING ANY DAMAGE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE TICKING WAS AND WANTED ME TO PAY ABOUT $550 IN LABOR SO THEY COULD TAKE THE MOTOR APART. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK HOME TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE $550 WAS NOT EVEN FOR A REPAIR , IT WAS ONLY TO GET AN ESTIMATE . I DID NOT USE THE TRUCK AT ALL AND IT WAS JUST PARKED IN MY YARD. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK UP TO BRING IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC THE NOISE WAS A HORRENDOUS BANGING SOUND AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I DIDN'T EVEN USE THE TRUCK AT ALL AND A TICKING NOISE NOW TURNED INTO A BANGING SOUND. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A MOTOR. BROKEN ROD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A TRUCK IN GREAT CONDITION, THAT LOOKS BRAND NEW, ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED JUST BLOWS A MOTOR AT 100,800 MILES. I WENT TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALER BECAUSE I DIDN'T CARE FOR THE FACT THAT THE FIRST DEALER DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR ME. I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. TO FIND OUT ABOUT A MOTOR AND WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN THE NAME OF A CO. THAT SELLS MOTORS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT MY MOTOR IS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER CAN'T EVEN GET ONE . I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE BECAUSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY 18 MOTORS ARE BEING CHANGED DAILY. THAT SEEMS LIKE QUITE A HIGH NUMBER WHEN NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE CONSUMER ABOUT THIS MATTER. IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $5000 TO $6000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR SO NOW THE TRUCK IS JUST A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY BACK YARD. I ALREADY HAVE A HUGE INVESTMENT IN THIS TRUCK AND THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WHEN I TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE OF IT BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH AND RAINY CONDITIONS. PRIOR TO STALLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE COWL SCREEN WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE INJECTOR O-RING, PLUG WIRES, AND GASKETS AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY, THEN WE HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER PULLING OVER IN A PARKING LOT I NOTICE A HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. WE TAKE CARE OF THAT LIKE ONE IF OUR BABIES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAN'T BELIVE DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM 04 DURANGOS HAVE AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE STILL OWE 4K ON OURS AND NOW WHAT?? MY WIFE LOST HER JOB OVER THIS. *JS

I HAD LET MY DURANGO SIT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS STARTING IT ONCE A WEEK. ONE DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SHUT IT OFF THEN TRY TO RESTART THE CAR THEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH REALLY LOUD KNOCKING. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW IT WAS A ROD. I AM SO ANGRY WITH DODGE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER I TOOK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE WATER ISSUE AND OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM OR ONE THAT THEY WANTED TO SHARE WITH ME. NOW THE DURANGO SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I DECIDE TO GET IT FIXED NOT SURE I WANT TO IF ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.THANK GOD I BOUGHT A KIA OPTIMA RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED OR I WOULD BE WITHOUT A CAR. PEOPLE WONDER WHY WE NO LONGER BUY AMERICAN CARS THE COST THEN THEY DON'T STAND BY THE PRODUCT...THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX!!!**MY HUSBAND HAS A DODGE 1500 BUT WE WILL NEVER BY DODGE AGAIN!!!!!! *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL APPROX. 5 TIMES. WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS OR STARTS TO FAIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THE SAID SITUATION WHEN THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES. AT TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP AND BE NOT LIT WHEN THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED. ON ONE OCCASION MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE CAM SENSOR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND SHE ROLLED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

HEMI 5.7 ENGINE FAILURE DROVE VEHICLE ON MONDAY 7/7/2014), PARK VEHICLE OVERNIGHT, WENT TO START THE VEHICLE ON TUESDAY (7/8/2014) VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WILL NOT TURN OVER, MECHANIC INDICATES THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE, APPROXIMATE REPLACEMENT COST IS $4,500 - $4,600. *TR

I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY DURANGO ON MAY 3 2014. THE SUV THEN SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO WEEKS, DURING WHICH IT RAINED ALMOST EVERY DAY. I WENT TO START THE SUV IT STARTED FINE THEN I HEARD A KNOCK THEN A LOUD TAPPING. THE ENGINE HAS SINCED LOCKED UP AND IS A PAPER WEIGHT NOW. THIS SUV WAS A DAILY DRIVER AND THE TWO WEEKS WAS THE LONGEST THAT IT HAS EVER SAT WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. UNTIL THIS ISSUE I'VE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THIS SUV. I'VE SINCE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES ON THIS MODEL SUV. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE BECAUSE I'M STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. *JS

DRIVING TO A VACATION DESTINATION, ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65MPH. ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY AND MAKE A CLACKING NOISE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT MAY BE A FLAT, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE CONTROL. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TOWED BACK TO MY LOCAL SHOP WHO ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I SEARCHED FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2004/ENGINE/ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML IT SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DODGE HAS FAILED TO CORRECT IT. *JS

EXITED FROM FREEWAY, CAR STATED TO SHAKE. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN BRIDGTON MAINE. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. HAVE CHECKED THE WEB FOR ANY SIMILAR ISSUES. FOUND 100 OF COMPLAINTS FOR LOW MILEAGE 2004 DODGE DURANGOS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY WATER ENTERS THE ENGINE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND RUSTS A HOLE IN THE IRON BLOCK, THUS LEAKING OIL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2004/ENGINE/ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML WHEN THESE ENGINES SEIZE ON A HIGHWAY RESULT WILL BE DEADLY. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

ENGINE BLOWN!!!! SENT TO MACHINE SHOP HAD IT REBUILT LASTED 4 MONTHS !!! 6500,00 OUT OF MY POCKET I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 26,000 CASH IN 2004. NOW I DON'T HAVE A TRANSPORTATION .I RUN A FLEET MAINTENANCE SHOP AND SERVICE THE TRUCK REGULARLY. CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT NO RECALL!!! VEHICLE IS AT MY SHOP DON'T WANT TO DO NOTHING WITH IT CAUSE WITH MY LUCK IF I JUNK IT THEY WILL COME OUT WITH A RECALL : (. PISSEDCAUSE ALL I READ ABOUT IS 5.7 HEMI PROBLEMS!! THEY GOT THERE MONEY!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD COWL COVERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SEAL WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, WATER WAS ABLE TO PENETRATE INTO THE ENGINE WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 17,000. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN UPDATED 05/05/15*JB

WHILE MY WIFE WAS STARTING THE DODGE DURANGO THIS AFTERNOON, A BIG CLUNKING NOISE SOUNDED AND IT CONTINUED ON AS IF SOMEONE WAS THROWING ROCKS UNDERNEATH MY ENGINE. TURNS OUT THAT A ROD HAD BEEN BROKEN INSIDE MY ENGINE. AFTER LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGINE ON THE INTERNET, I AM FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED? I AM NOW PART OF A LONG LIST OF DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I WILL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN AND WILL RECOMMEND TO ANYONE ELSE TO STAY AWAY. *TR

APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE HAS BEEN AWARE OF SINCE 2004. THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE ALLOWS RAIN WATER TO BE DIRECTED DOWN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT IS THEN SUCKED THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING THE PISTONS TO HYDRO-LOCK. IN TURN THE PISTON RODS BEND AND/OR BREAK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE WHEN I STARTED IT ON MAY 18, 2014. THERE WERE PIECES OF MY ENGINE BLOCK ON THE DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY I WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME OR I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TWO ENGINE RODS FRACTURED DUE TO HYDROLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

I HAD DRIVEN MY VEHICLE ON SATURDAY, HAULING A LOAD OF HAY, WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN PARKED THE CAR. MONDAY MORNING I WENT OUT TO DRIVE KIDS TO SCHOOL, THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, IMMEDIATELY I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED A MECHANIC. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS SHOP THAT DAY, WHERE HE FOUND A PERFECT CIRCLE HOLE IN THE SIDE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE. I'VE SINCE REPLACED THE ENGINE, THEN THE OIL PUMP, AND THE HEAD GASKETS, AND THE OIL PAN, NOW THE BATTERY... *TR

JUST BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN NJ. ON DRIVE HOME TO PA, VEHICLE MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, DEBRIS CAME OUT FROM AROUND TRUCK. ENGINE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. LOTS OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE PASSENGER VENTS. ENGINE OIL POURED OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES WERE WITHIN NORMAL READINGS. NO CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE COOLANT TEMPS IN NORMAL RANGE ON THE GAUGE. IN PROCESS OF TALKING WITH VEHICLE'S PLACE OF PURCHASE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET THIS ENGINE FIXED/REPLACED. *JS

5.7L HEMI. STARTED IT UP AT HOME AND CLANGING STARTED JUST LIKE THAT FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING. SHUT IT OFF AND CHECKED AROUND AND FOUND PIECES OF THE ENGINE BLOCK ON THE GROUND. CRAWLED UNDER IT AND THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK JUST ABOUT THE OIL PAN LIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THE RAIN THE ENGINE STALL AND MAKE A ABRUPT STOP. I HAVE NUMEROUS SERVICE DONE BY THE DODGE DEALER AND MANY AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON TRYING TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. IN GOOD WEATHER THE SUV DRIVE GREAT IT'S ONLY WHEN IT RAIN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND CARS ARE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED BEHIND YOU AND YOUR CAR STOP. IS THE DODGE COMPANY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND ALWAYS HAD THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE DONE

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD THUD FOLLOWED BY A PRONOUCED TAPPING NOISE. WAS ABLE GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS PROCLAIMED "DEAD" - APPEARS TO HAVE THROWN A ROD. VEHICLE WAS WELL CARED FOR WITH DEALER OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. CHRYSLER / DODGE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION. *JS

MOISTURE ENTERED INTO THE CYLINDERS VIA THAT AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A WATER SEAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RAIN WATER COMING DOWN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL FLOW DIRECTLY UNDER THE COWL AND ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WATER INTRUSION CAUSES UNDUE STRESS ON THE PISTONS, RODS, AND CRANKSHAFT EVENTUALLY CAUSING A ROD TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE ENGINE BLOCK. IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY. THE OTHER KNOWN SCENARIO IS AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (EXPOSED TO RAIN), THE CYLINDER WILL FILL WITH WATER, CAUSING A HYDRO-LOCK CONDITION AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE ENGINE USUALLY IS FOUND TO ALSO HAVE A BENT OR FRACTURED ROD AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY DODGE / CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM BLOGS AND ON YOUTUBE REGARDING THIS TOPIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI. AFTER A RAIN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DURANGO HAS HAD REGULAR SERVICE. WHEN IT WAS PARKED THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS FINE AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN ALL DAY. I LOOKED THIS UP AND IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

AFTER A RAIN STORM WHERE THE 04 DURANGO WAS PARKED SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A HORRID SOUND AS IF METAL PARTS WERE FLYING AROUND IN THE ENGINE. LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SMALL PIECES OF METAL ON THE GROUND. EVENTUALLY FOUND A HOLE IN THE BLOCK AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT

ON 2APRIL I WENT TO START THE DURANGO . DID NOT EVEN TURN AN IT STOPPED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A STARTER MOTOR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT IT WAS IN THE ENGINE. I WENT ON LINE AN FOUND OUT THAT DODGE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE(HEMI). VALVE PROBLEM. I LOOKED ON LINE I SAW ALL THE TROUBLE PEOPLE HAD AFTER 100,000 MI. DODGE HAD A PROBLEM AN DID NOTHING TILL 2005. THERE HAS TO BE OVER A 100 PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO NOTHING. THEY CANT DO ANYTHING TILL THERE IS A CALL BACK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 10/8/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A LANE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REDUCE SPEED AND COAST THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTONS AND RODS HAD BROKEN RESULTING IN DAMAGING THE BLOCK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, DURING HEAVY RAIN THERE HAD BEEN INTERMEDIATE HESITATION AND SPUTTERING IN THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING AT RANDOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

FIRST THING IS WHEN IT RAIN THE SUV STALL AND CUTS OFF. THE TOP PART OF THE ROOF ON THE INSIDE GETS WET ALSO MY SEATBELTS. THEN THE SECOND THING IS THE ENGINE WHICH THREW A ROD AT 149000 MILES. THE ONLY ONE THAT WORK ON THIS VEHICLE WAS THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. AND I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE A MONTH BEFORE WITH THERE 23 POINT INSPECTION. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS WATER PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT'S WHY THESE MODELS ARE BLOWING ENGINES AT LOW MILES. I LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP IAM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THANKS FOR LISTENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AND STALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE DETAILS REGARDING THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE (5.7L HEMI). WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR GOING THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH THE ENGINE WOULD START MISSING AND SOMETIMES DIE. THIS WOULD MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERS IN BOTH KENTUCKY & NORTH CAROLINA AND TO VARIOUS AUTO PARTS STORES AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE DIAGNOSTICS READER ALWAYS SHOWED MISFIRE IN #2 CYLINDER BUT NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT CAUSED IT. EVEN THOUGH I KEPT THE OIL CHANGED AS WELL AS OTHER MAINTENANCE IT STARTED KNOCKING AND BLEW AT 124,000 MILES. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH ONE FROM A WRECKING YARD WITH 60,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEMS WITH RAIN AND CAR WASHES. IT LASTED 2 YEARS AND 21,000 MILES. I CONTACTED DODGE AND GOT THE SAME REPLY. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE IT SEEMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. MINE BLEW UP IN THE DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY. DODGE SEEMS TO HAVE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM IN 2006 & LATER MODELS BUT STILL WON'T ADMIT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN THE 2004 & 2005 MODELS. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS FOR REPAIRS WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THANK YOU *TR

AFTER MAKING A CLICKING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THAT WE HAD BEEN TOLD WAS THE STARTER FAN (AND HAVING IT REPLACED), WE LOADED UP OUR DURANGO FOR A WEEK LONG CAMPING TRIP 8 HOURS AWAY. 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE THE DURANGO STARTED "DRAGGING" LIKE IT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME MAINTAINING SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, A HORRIBLE METAL ON METAL BANGING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I LOST ALL POWER. ON THE INTERSTATE, AT 4 A.M. I DROPPED FROM 72 MPH TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OIL JUST POURED FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WE HAD THE DURANGO TOWED HOME AND CALLED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. HE TOOK A LOOK AND INFORMED US WE HAD THROWN A ROD AND COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NEEDED. WE VERIFIED THIS THROUGH 3 DIFFERENT DODGE TECHNICIANS WHO ALL STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITHIN THE COMPANY. THEY KNOW AND HAVE KNOWN THAT THE SKIRTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS. THEY KNOW THAT THOSE LEAKS DRIP WATER ONTO THE INTAKE VALVE RESULTING IN WATER BEING DRAWN INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE THROUGH A ROD BEING THROWN. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH RECALL OR EVEN NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. IT COULD HAVE ONLY COST ABOUT $400. BUT NOW IT DOESN'T. NOW IT COSTS ANYWHERE FROM $4-6000. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY AFTER RUNNING FINE THE DAY BEFORE. STARTED IT UP AND IT THREW A ROD THROUGH THE MOTOR AND OIL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RAN GREAT WHEN I PARKED IT. CAME OUT NEXT MORNING WENT TO START IT AND HEARD LOUD BANG. WHEN I GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED SEEN OIL ON THE GROUND. ENGINE SEIZED. HAD HOLE IN THE BLOCK. COST TO FIX THIS $4300. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT SO IT WILL SIT TILL THEY HAVE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD BANG EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND LIGHT BULB WARNING ICON WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN ENGINE ROD AND PISTON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,833. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ENGINE STALLING WHEN RAINING OR GOING THROUGH CAR WASH, READING ON OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK DOING THE SAME THING AND IT ENDS UP BLOWING THE MOTOR, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN *TR

UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS AT A REPAIR FACILITY FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED RECENTLY. THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT RUNNING ROUGH AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. *TR

SUDDEN COMPETE ENGINE FAILURE SPUN CRANK BEARINGS AND OTHER ROD DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I USED THE GOOD STUFF MOBILE 1. WOW AFTER READING ABOUT ALL OF THESE BLOWN UP ENGINES ACROSS THE USA WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING? PRICE TO FIX $6,000. 95,000 MILES AND ENGINE FAILURE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

ON 12/30/13, OWNER STARTED DURANGO AND HEARD LOUD POP FROM ENGINE FOLLOWED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. OWNER DROVE DURANGO TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE HAS SERVICED ALL HIS VEHICLES SINCE MOVING TO AREA 11 YEARS AGO. SHOP MANAGER INSPECTED VEHICLE, NOTED CHECK-ENGINE STILL ON AND RECOMMENDED ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC. ON 12/31/13, SHOP CALLED OWNER STATING THAT ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE FOR CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT OTHER THAN ISSUE WITH CYLINDER #4. SHOP RECOMMENDED AN INDUCTION SERVICE TO FLUSH CARBON BUILDUP FROM THE ENGINE. SHOP MANAGER CALLED LATER, STATING THAT AFTER ENGINE FLUSH AND DURING TEST DRIVE, THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLEW WITH HOLES IN BOTH SIDES. ESTIMATE COST FOR REBUILT ENGINE AND INSTALLATION IS $8500. SHOP POINTED OWNER TO AN EDMUNDS FORUM WHERE OWNERS WERE REPORTING SIMILAR AND IN SOME CASES ALMOST IDENTICAL INSTANCES OF BLOWN ENGINES ON THE DODGE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE FOR MODEL YEAR 2004. OWNER RESEARCHED AND FOUND 100S OF INSTANCES WHERE THE DODGE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE BLEW BETWEEN 70K AND 110K FOR MODEL YEARS 2004 & 2005 UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS (LOW SPEEDS, LITTLE TO NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE, POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION WITH HEAVY RAINS). THREE INSTANCES INVOLVED HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONE DOWNHILL AND TWO WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS IN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON 1/8/14, OWNER CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-247-9753 AND SPOKE WITH AGENT FOR HELP IN COVERING COST TO REPLACE ENGINE. OWNER STATED HIS RESEARCH AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AS EVIDENT BY THE LARGE NUMBER OF BLOWN ENGINES. OWNER EXPRESSED LOYALTY VIA OWNERSHIP OF 1984 RAMPAGE ([XXX]), 1998 GRAND CARAVAN ([XXX]), AND 2004 DURANGO ([XXX]). CHRYSLER AGENT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE 8YR/70K MILE WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION OF HELP IN COVERING THE COST OF THE ENGINE AND INSTALLATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEMI 5.7L ENGINE*** I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IMMACULATELY, MECHANICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 2006 FROM A DEALER WITH 36K MILES ON IT. IN 2010 WITH 155,000 MILES ON IT, THE PUSH ROD BROKE WHEN I WAS ON MY WAS TO THE OFFICE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE ENGINE, IT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN, OIL CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS, ETC.. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED IN NOV 2010 WITH ANOTHER DODGE HEMI 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE. OVER 3 YEARS LATER GUESS WHAT????????? THE REPLACED DODGE HEMI ENGINE BLEW ON ME IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY 3 YEARS LATER DECEMBER 5, 2013. I AM POSTING THIS NOTE TO OTHER OWNERS TO STEER CLEAR OF REPLACING THE ENGINE AS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN. AS OF DECEMBER 2013 MY DODGE HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE SHOP I HAD IT TOWED TO AND I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER ENGINE. ONE CONSISTENT ISSUE WHICH I HAVE READ FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IS THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HARD IDLE (ACT LIKE IT WOULD STALL) DURING HEAVY RAIN STORMS. I AM PISSED BECAUSE I HAVE A EXCELLENT CONDITIONED VEHICLE APPEARANCE AND MECHANICALLY I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY/UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE IS PAID FOR. I AM GOING TO LODGE ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. HOW CAN WE GET CHRSYLER/DODGE TO OWN THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE IT'S OWNERS OF ITS DODGE DURANGO'S WHOLE FOR FIXING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. I AM A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF REPLACING THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE ONCE, AND 3 YEARS LATER THE EXACT ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN!!!!!!!!! *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEMI 5.7L ENGINE*** I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IMMACULATELY, MECHANICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 2006 FROM A DEALER WITH 36K MILES ON IT. IN 2010 WITH 155,000 MILES ON IT, THE PUSH ROD BROKE WHEN I WAS ON MY WAS TO THE OFFICE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE ENGINE, IT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN, OIL CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS, ETC.. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED IN NOV 2010 WITH ANOTHER DODGE HEMI 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE. OVER 3 YEARS LATER GUESS WHAT????????? THE REPLACED DODGE HEMI ENGINE BLEW ON ME IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY 3 YEARS LATER DECEMBER 5, 2013. I AM POSTING THIS NOTE TO OTHER OWNERS TO STEER CLEAR OF REPLACING THE ENGINE AS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN. AS OF DECEMBER 2013 MY DODGE HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE SHOP I HAD IT TOWED TO AND I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER ENGINE. ONE CONSISTENT ISSUE WHICH I HAVE READ FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IS THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HARD IDLE (ACT LIKE IT WOULD STALL) DURING HEAVY RAIN STORMS. I AM PISSED BECAUSE I HAVE A EXCELLENT CONDITIONED VEHICLE APPEARANCE AND MECHANICALLY I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY/UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE IS PAID FOR. I AM GOING TO LODGE ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. HOW CAN WE GET CHRSYLER/DODGE TO OWN THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE IT'S OWNERS OF ITS DODGE DURANGO'S WHOLE FOR FIXING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. I AM A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF REPLACING THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE ONCE, AND 3 YEARS LATER THE EXACT ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A ROD TO BEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND 40 MPH HEARD A BANGING NOISE, SAW SMOKE PULLED OVER AND SAW OIL SPILLING FROM ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED INSPECTED AND FOUND #7 CONNECTING ROD SNAPPED. NO GOOD REASON! *TR

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING AS WE MADE LOW SPEED TURNS. FORTUNATELY NEITHER OF US ENDED UP GETTING IN TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME. I TOLD MY WIFE I'D HAVE THE SERVICE SHOP HAVE A LOOK AT IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR ITS NEEDED OIL CHANGE NEXT WEEK. ON THE MORNING OF 12/30/13, I WENT OUT TO START MY DURANGO TO LET IT WARM UP SOME BEFORE I LEFT. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD CLANGING SOUND (LIKE SOMEONE PUT A FORK IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND JAMMED IT) AND THEN STOPPED. IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I HAD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOW IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAID IT WAS THE STARTER AND STARTER RELAY. THEY PUT THE NEW PARTS ON TODAY (12/31/13) AND THEN CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT IT WASN'T THE STARTER AND THAT THE MOTOR HAS SEIZED UP. THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE WOULD LOOK IN TO ESTIMATES FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED MOTOR AND A NEW MOTOR . KNOWING HOW MUCH I HAVE BABIED OUR DURANGO (FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS, OTHER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND ALL RECORDS TO SHOW), I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS..BOY OH BOY HAS IT!! APPARENTLY THE COWL DOES NOT LET WATER FLOW AWAY FROM THE ENGINE PROPERLY AND AS THE MOTOR AGES THE INTAKE GASKETS FLATTEN AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE INTAKE, CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE CYLINDERS AND SEIZING THE MOTOR. I REALIZED THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR DURANGO. ON 12/29/13 WE HAD VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND THE DURANGO SAT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE ALL DAY/NIGHT AS NEITHER ONE OF US DROVE IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I LIKE MANY OTHERS AM VERY MAD THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY. NOT ONLY ARE WE FACING EXPENSES BECAUSE OF SOME SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES RIGHT NOW, WE NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW MOTOR WHEN THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED YEARS AGO. *TR

AFTER IT HAD BEEN RAINING ALL NIGHT I WENT TO START IT THIS MORNING AND I HEARD A LOUD THUMP THEN NOTHING! TRIED TO START IT AGAIN A COUPLE TIMES AND NOTHING. I SAT THERE IN TEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WOULD GET TO WORK TOMORROW THEN TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN AND IT DID START. NOW MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. AFTER READING ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT TODAY IS SUNDAY SO I HAVE NONE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL TOMORROW. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND YES THERE IS WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD! THEN I LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE FOOT PEDALS AND COULDN'T BELIEVE I SEEN A TRICKLE OF WATER RUNNING DOWN BEHIND ALL THE FUSES, PLUGS AND WIRES!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! NOW I HAVE TO BORROW A CAR FOR WORK AND PRAY THAT MY ENGINE IS NOT SHOT! THIS WIDOWED MOM OF 3 NEEDS A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE NOW!! I THINK THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION. I NEED HELP GETTING MY TRUCK FIXED PLEASE!! *TR

DROVE VEHICLE ON 12-22-13 EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE WENT TO DRIVE ON 12-23-13 AND STARTED TRUCK JUST TO HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THUMP CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC AND IT HAS A BUSTED CONNECTING ROD AND ENGINE BLOCK IS SHOT AND CANT EVEN REBUILD THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY BEFORE ANY MORE HARD WORKING AMERICANS HAVE TO DUMP $7K DOLLARS IN THEIR VEHICLE BECAUSE SOME ONE WANTS TO COVER UP A REAL PROBLEM. DODGE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS WELL WHEN DO THE REPAIRS. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ENGINES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF A ROD FAILURE. UPON DOING RESEARCH THERE SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD COWL THAT LEAKS DOWN DIRECTLY TO THE MANIFOLD THAT MAY CRACK BECAUSE IS FAULTY WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS WATER TO DRAIN ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. WELL EVEN THOUGH THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND WITH DODGE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. A V8 ENGINE SHOULD NOT FAIL BETWEEN 60-80,000 MILES IF PROPERLY MAINTAINED LIKE OURS WAS. OIL CHANGES RELIGIOUSLY AND ALL MAINTENANCE DONE TO DEALERSHIP SPECS. IF THIS ROD WOULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED DEATH OR INJURY. WHY HASN'T ANYONE LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A TREND HERE IF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S ENGINES ARE FAILING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

BACKED VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY NEXT MORNING GOT IN TO CRANK AND IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND MOTOR WAS SHOT!! THIS IS NOT THE WAY I THOUGHT DODGE COMPANY WOULD BE; WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER. NO HELP FROM DODGE. *TR

ONE MORNING, AT STARTUP, THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN ROD. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS ALWAYS KEPT UP AND RECORDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE HANDED TO THEM. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THE LOCAL SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME I HAD A GOOD CASE AGAINST DODGE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE ROD SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. THE REGIONAL DODGE INSPECTOR SHOW UP AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I ATTEMPTED TO TALK TO THE LOCAL SERVICE PERSON THAT I HAD SPOKE WITH BEFORE BUT THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO. THE NATIONAL DODGE REPRESENTATIVE I WAS ASSIGNED CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE STORY CHANGED. IN EITHER CASE, I WAS LEFT WITH A LARGE BILL BECAUSE OF FAULTY ENGINE PARTS THAT DODGE (CHRYSLER) USES ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE DURANGO HEMI OWNERS. *TR

WHEN STARTING IT MADE LOAD KNOCKING NOISE. HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. THEY FOUND THAT RAIN WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE COWL BELOW THE WINDSHIELD ONTO THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WATER STANDING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE AND ALLOWED CYLINDER TO HYDRAULICALLY LOCK. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM A WEEK LONG BUSINESS TRIP, I WENT TO MY DURANGO THAT WAS PARKED AT THE AIRPORT. THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FOR SOME REASON, AND USED A JUMP BOX TO START THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LONG RATTLING NOISE, THEN SHUT DOWN. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, I FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND A PIECE OF METAL AS WELL. AFTER HAVING THE DURANGO TOWED TO MY HOME, I CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE TO FIND A WHOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK JUST IN FRONT OF THE STARTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY PEOPLE FOR THE 2004 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED YET. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IT HAS WITH SOME, BUT I SUPPOSE IT WILL TAKE A FATALITY UNTIL IT IS DEEMED SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONNECTING ROD HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT AND THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A TWO-INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE TWO-INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS A REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY (10 SECONDS) AFTER START-UP, MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN SEIZING TIGHT. ENGINE COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED AS IT COULD NOT TURN-OVER. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BEFORE REMOVAL, AND #7 PISTON WAS FOUND TO NOT BE MOVING WHEN THE CRANKSHAFT WAS ROTATED IN REVERSE ROTATION MANUALLY. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND TORN DOWN FOR INSPECTION. CYLINDER #7 CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE I-BEAM SECTION, AND THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE CONNECTING ROD SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BEING BENT OR BUCKED PREVIOUS TO THE FAILURE BY ONE OR MORE HYDROLOCK EVENTS. ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE THROTTLE BODY TO INDUCTION RESONATOR JOINT THAT ALLOWS WINDSHIELD WATER RUNOFF TO BE DRAWN INTO THE ENGINES INDUCTION SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS, WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE IGNITION RELATED PER A CHRYSLER TSB DUE TO A DEFECTIVE COWL DESIGN THAT ALLOWS RAIN WATER TO DEPOSIT DIRECTLY ON THE IGNITION COILS, AND THROTTLE BODY, IN LARGE VOLUMES. CHRYSLER RE-DESIGNED THE COWL PIECE BUT DID NOT MANDATE ITS REPLACEMENT. *TR

PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE THE MOTOR WOULD SHUT OFF DURING ANY HEAVY RAIN STORM, THEN AFTER ONE RAIN STORM IN JULY OF 2012 THE NEXT MORNING WENT OUTSIDE TO START THE TRUCK THE MOTOR HAD LOCKED UP. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT DODGE HAD A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 2004-2005 DURANGO THAT CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE WITH RAIN WATER GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REFUND EVERYONE THAT HAS HAD THESE ISSUE DUE TO THERE MISTAKE AND NOT PENALIZE THE CUSTOMERS. *TR

RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SERVICE CONTRACT, I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING,STALLING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, ALSO AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK THRU A CAR WASH IT WILL DO THE SAME THING, I NEED HELP BECAUSE I PAID 11,000 DOLLARS FOR THESE POS. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN GOOD CONDITION OIL CHANGED ECT. VEHICLE THREW A ROD AT AROUND 30 MPH. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON ME DURING A HEAVY RAIN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER HEAVY RAIN, I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO PULL MY VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND RAIN BEGAN TO SLOW TO A DRIZZLE. VEHICLE CRANKED RIGHT UP AFTER THAT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE HAD ROUGH IDLES AND STALL OUTS WHEN IN AUTOMATIC CAR WASHES. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH THE COWL AND A REPLACEMENT COWL IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER AT OUR OWN COST. IF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AS A DEFECT ON AN OEM PART THEN WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER WHO HAS ALREADY PAID FOR A VEHICLE BE LIABLE? I HOPE THAT THIS IS MORE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND IT DOES NOT TAKE THE FATALITY OF AN UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER FOR ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE SECOND GENERATION DODGE DURANGO'S, HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COWL, IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME THAT IT RAINS HEAVY OR I DRIVE THROUGH A AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH. DOING SO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN PRETTY HORRIBLE.ON AUGUST 27 WE GOT A VERY BAD RAIN IN TOWN WHILE DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT, I PARKED MY SUV WENT INTO MY HOUSE AND A FEW HRS LATER I GO TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND I START THE ENGINEER AND AFTER A FEW HARD KNOCKS THE ENGINE GOES BOOM. I SENT IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I BLEW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK ON MY NUMBER 6 CYLINDER DUE TO HYDROLOCK. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ON THE SECOND GENERATION DURANGO'S AND REPLACE THE FRONT COWL WITH A BETTER DESIGN THAT DOES NOT ALLOW WATER TO LEAK THROUGH THE COWL AND KILL MOTORS. AS SPEAKING FOR THE CUSTOMER THIS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 185 DOLLARS FOR A DESIGN UPDATE FOR FREE ALONG WITH LABOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED MY DRIVE. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH. I AGAIN HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THIS TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER SINCE I WAS ON A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME. ONE WEEK LATER THE ENGINE WENT OUT (PER ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT I SENT IN LAST NIGHT). DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPLACEMENTS. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE DURANGO ONE YEAR AGO. LUCKILY THE ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 139,044 MILES ON IT. DODGE HAS A HISTORY OF THE HEMI ENGINE GOING OUT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR IN TRAFFIC AND SOMEONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INJURED OR KILLED THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE WORLD TO FIX IT. WHY HASN'T DODGE ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND RECALLED THEM? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI THE SVC 4X4 LIGHT WENT ON AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING 35MPG IN 70 DEGREE WEATHER AND DID NOT HAVE MY 4X4 ON. I TOOK IT THE MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE 4X4 SHIFT MOTOR, SO I BOUGHT A NEW 4X4 SHIFT MOTOR AND THEY REPLACED IT BUT MY 4X4 WAS STILL NOT WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS AND THEY KEEP SAYING ITS THE 4X4 SHIFT MOTOR SO I EXCHANGED THE NEW 4X4 SHIFT MOTOR THINKING IT WAS DEFECTED AND ONCE AGAIN BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD IT REPLACED AND AT THIS POINT THE MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE BECAUSE IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. *TR

ON AUGUST 15, 2013, GOT UP GOT INTO MY 2004 DURANGO WITH A 5.7 LIT HEMI ENGINE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO WORK AS USUAL ON MY WEEK DAY THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNINGS ON THIS VEHICLE ARRIVED AT WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 A.M. AND PARKED IT , THE CAR SAT ALL DAY UNTIL 6:30 P.M. , I CAME OUT FROM WORK GOT INTO MY CAR STARTED IT UP AND IT SHUT BACK DOWN I TRIED TO START IT ONCE AGAIN , I ENDED UP CALLING MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP THE CAR SHOWED SYMPTOMS THAT IT MIGHT BE A STARTER , SO AN ATTEMPT TO DO AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE ON AUGUST 16, 2013 AT A LOCAL GOODYEAR AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL, THEY EVEN ATTEMPTED TO HAND TURN IT AND TO NO AVAIL IT WOULD NOT. AT THIS POINT THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO FIX IT AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP THAT DOES MAJOR ENGINE WORK SO I DID HAVE IT TOWED ON AUGUST 16, 2013 TO CAR CZAR AND THE SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO A NO CRANK, NO START TEST ON MY CAR AND ON AUGUST 17, 2013 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TOTALLY SEIZED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. THIS AUTO CARE CENTER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS SPECIAL BOLTS AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER ALSO IN MY RESEARCH FOR A NEW ENGINE I RAN ACROSS 41 PAGES OF COMPLAINT FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND STYLE OF VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR , I NO SOME ONE WHO HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL , I BOUGHT MY CAR OFF A CARMAX CAR LOT A LITTLE SHY OF 2 YEARS AGO AND IT HAD ONE OWNER BEFORE ME A VERY HIGH MAINTENANCE VEHICLE AND I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH CHILDREN I CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE THIS KIND OF LOSS PLUS I'M STILL PAYING ON IT THIS IS REALLY SAD. *TR

I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HEARD A POP SOUND AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I GOT THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID ENGINE IS SHOT SOMETHING IN THE VALVE TRAIN BROKE LOOSE AND HIT THE PISTON. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY 3-4000 MILES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND BY CHECKING THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE FOR A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7L ENGINE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DODGE NEW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY IN 2005 MODELS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, WHEN IT RAINS IT SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE SOME NOISE HAVE IT CHECK OUT IT WAS NOTHING, AT THE END OF FEBRUARY I HAD PARK AT HOME FOR THE WEEKEND WHEN IT CAME TO MONDAY WANTED TO GO OUT CAR WOULD NOT START, TRIED TO POWER CHARGE THE BATTERY STARTED BUT DIED RIGHT AFTER, HAD IT CHECK OUT MECHANIC GUY SAID MY ENGINE IS GONE AND I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENT TOWARDS THAT CAR AND IT'S ABOUT 3,000 OR MORE TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE RIGHT AWAY. SO NOW THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE, WHILE I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER RAINY WEATHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS BUT NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. IT HAD 86K MILES. MY FAMILY RECENTLY WENT ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND RETURNED HOME ON JULY 27TH, 2013. MY HUSBAND NEEDED TO MOVE MY DURANGO SO HE COULD GET TO AN ELECTRICAL CORD. WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY MY DURANGO MADE AN AWFUL NOISE THAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS NUMEROUS PEOPLE SITTING THERE BANGING HAMMERS ON MY ENGINE. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT VEHICLES BUT I KNOW ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT'S NEVER A GOOD NOISE. I STILL OWE MONEY ON MY VEHICLE, AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. NOT TO MENTION THE COST IT WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT REBUILDING THE MOTOR IS A POOR CHOICE BECAUSE SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY THE ENGINE IS BUILT, IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ALL THE PIECES OF MEDAL TO EXIT THE MOTOR AFTER A REBUILD, ONLY RESULTING IN A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR THE MOTOR TO FAIL AGAIN. THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IS RAIN. OR CAR WASHES. I STOPPED DRIVING MY DURANGO IN THE CAR WASH AND DURING RAIN BECAUSE IT WOULD STALL OUT AND RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT BUT YET DODGE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IF DODGE WONT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, I WILL NEVER BE A DODGE OWNER AGAIN. ----2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED - ENGINE FAILURE AT 86,004 MILES. *TR

DROVE VEHICLE ON 7-26-13 EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE WENT TO DRIVE ON 7-29-13 AND STARTED TRUCK JUST TO HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THUMP CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC AND IT HAS A BUSTED #7 CONNECTING ROD AND ENGINE BLOCK IS SHOT AND CANT EVEN REBUILD THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY BEFORE ANY MORE HARD WORKING AMERICANS HAVE TO DUMP 4500-6000 DOLLARS IN THEIR VEHICLE BECAUSE SOME ONE WANTS TO COVER UP A REAL PROBLEM. *TR

I ONLY HAD THE DARN SUV SINCE 02/12.IT RAINED VERY BAD FRIDAY NIGHT 7-26-13 AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A HAMMER IS IN IT OR SOMETHING I KNOW I ALWAYS HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS WHENEVER I GOT A CARWASH BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS TIME IT'S NOT DRIVABLE AND I HOPE SOMEONE CAN GET EVERYONE A RECALL ON THESE NO GOOD ENGINES OR MOTORS WHATEVER NOW I'M STUCK IN DEBT!!! ITS TICKING AND I DON'T KNOW THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED 5.7L HEMI HAD A KNOCKING NOISE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND BASED ON THEIR VISUAL AND HEARING INSPECTION SUSPECTED TO BE THE FLYWHEEL RING; DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO TAKE THE TRANS OUT FOR A FINAL ASSESSMENT. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ISSUES WITH ENGINE. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND LOST POWER BREAKS AND POWER STEERING. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BY THE 8TH CYLINDER AND ENGINE WAS SIZED. DEALER FOUND METAL PARTS (PISTON ROD PARTS) ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER HQ AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF SUCH FAILURE AND THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED INTO LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 106K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE REPAIRS (PARTS AND LABOR) EXCEEDED THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A METALLURGY ISSUE OF THE PISTON ROD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD ADDRESS IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I AM ALSO ADDING TO THE RAPIDLY GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7 HEMI HAS WITH THE BLOWN ENGINE. AS MAJORITY ON THIS SITE HAVE EXPRESSED, MY DURANGO WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WITH MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. I BOUGHT MY DURANGO USED IN 2007 WITH 1 OWNER PRIOR TO MYSELF. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, ALONG WITH THE EGR VALVE 2 YEARS BACK AND ENGINE STALLING IN THE RAIN. THE FIRST TIME MY ENGINE IDLED POORLY WHILE IN THE RAIN WAS AROUND 2008. AS MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED IN THEIR FORMAL COMPLAINTS, I DROVE HOME FROM WORK WITH NO PROBLEM. AS I RETURNED TO MY TRUCK 15MIN LATER I WENT TO START THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE KNOCKED AND SHUT DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION AGAIN, AND ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE KNOCKED, SHAKED AND HAD SHUT DOWN ONCE MORE. AFTER THE 3RD TIME STARTING THE IGNITION, I GOT NO RESPONSE JUST A CLICK. I LET MY TRUCK SIT FOR A DAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. AFTER CHECKING MY FUEL PUMP, STARTED, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR, MY MECHANIC FIGURED THE ROOT OF MY PROBLEM HAD BEEN MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN. AFTERWARDS, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE WITH ENGINES IN THIS PARTICULAR MODELS DURANGE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND VIEWING THIS WEBSITE, TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND I WASN'T THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS MODEL & YEAR TRUCK HAVING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. WHAT MAKES THIS MORE SURPRISING IS THE GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. AS A SINGLE PARENT OF 2 CHILDREN I RELY HEAVILY ON MY VEHICLE, THAT IT WHY I TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE MY VEHICLE REMAINS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. THIS INCIDENT HAS CAUSED ME ALOT OF EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRAIN. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT VERY SOON THE COMPANY WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED.

I AM ADDING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7 HEMI TO THE GROWING LIST OF THOSE WITH BLOWN ENGINES. LIKE MANY ON THIS SITE MINE WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WITH MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND WAS THE PRIMARY DRIVER FOR NINE YEARS. BESIDES THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WITH IT WAS DECREASED RELIABILITY OF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE ENGINE STALLING IN THE RAIN. THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE IDLED POORLY IN THE RAIN WAS AROUND 2009. IT SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT AND ANYONE I SPOKE TO ABOUT IT SAID THAT WATER COULD NOT GET IN THE ENGINE AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE. I TRULY ENJOYED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND PLANNED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FELL APART, WHICH CAME SOONER THAN EXPECTED. I DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO OHIO AND BACK DEC 2012 AND HAD NO ISSUES AT ALL. ON JULY 12, 2013 I DROVE TO WORK AND HOME WITH A PERFECTLY PERFORMING DURANGO. ON JULY 13, 2013 IT RAINED HEAVILY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND I STAYED HOME ALL DAY. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT ONLY CLICKED AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH, A NEW BATTERY, STARTER, AND IGNITION FUSE, WE FINALLY TURNED THE ENGINE MANUALLY TO GET IT STARTED. THAT'S WHEN THE KNOCKING ENGINE WAS REVEALED. THE WATER ENTERING THE ENGINE DURING THE HEAVY RAIN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HYDRA LOCK AND THAT IS WHY IT WOULD NOT START. I AM TRULY AMAZED AFTER MY RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2004 DURANGOS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THAT CLEARLY PROVES THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE YEAR MODEL. THE OLDER MODELS LAST FOR 200,000 TO 300,000 MILES. MY HUSBAND HAS A RAM TRUCK WITH 175,000 MILES AND STILL RUNS FINE. I WOULD TRULY HOPE THE COMPANY WOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AND OFFER SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED ME MUCH EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRAIN. *TR

IT STARTED WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST AN EGR PROBLEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND I REPLACED IT. IT KEPT DYING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS RAINING PRETTY GOOD, AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS GETTING WET. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER OR BATTERY, AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE LAST INCIDENT, IT DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN, SO I THOUGHT I GUESSED WRONG AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE STARTER. MAY 3, 2013, ON THE WAY TO WORK, IT STARTED RUNNING REAL ROUGH, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD. I PULLED OVER, AND SMELLED BURNED OIL, AND THEN SAW A MULTICOLORED SHEEN ON THE WET, RAINY PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE DIED BEFORE I GOT THE HOOD UP. I CAN START IT, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS INSIDE WITH A HAMMER. THE GUY THAT TOWED IT SAID IT THREW A ROD OUT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE, BY THE MOTOR MOUNT. IT STARTS, BUT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS INSIDE THE ENGINE WITH A HAMMER. FROM WHAT IT SOUNDS, THE ROD BROKE, AND WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WITH ALMOST 700 COMPLAINTS, SOMETHING SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE DONE. I OWE ALMOST $8000 ON THIS CAR, AND IT WILL COST AT LEAST HALF OF THAT TO FIX IT. IT ISN'T WORTH ANYTHING THE WAY IT IS, AND IT COSTS MORE TO FIX IT THAN IT IS PROBABLY WORTH. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH BRINGS UP ALL OF THESE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR THIS 5.7L HEMI ENGINE, WITHOUT EVEN MENTIONING THE ISSUES. THERE ARE THAT MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND POUR OUT OIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE RAIN? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN STARTING ENGINE PISTON CONNECTING ROD BROKE, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 DURANGO WITH THR 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE MOTOR SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT A ROD IN THE MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WENT TO START UP THE DURANGO TO GO TO THE DOCTORS. HEARD A LOT OF THUMPING AND SHUT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY DAD HEARD THE NOISE AND CAME OVER TO LOOK AT IT. LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE DURANGO AND SAW PIECES OF THE ENGINE SITTING IN THE STREET. ALSO SAW A SMALL CHILD'S FIST SIZE HOLE IN THE ENGINE. MY DAD IS A MECHANIC SO THIS DURANGO WAS KEPT IN GOOD SHAPE, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

WENT TO START MY DURANGO, HEARD A BUNCH OF THUMPING, TURNED IT OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND 3 PIECES OF THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

AFTER A NIGHT OF HEAVY RAIN, I WENT OUT TO START MY DURANGO, AND THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. AFTER THREE OR FOUR TRIES, IT STARTED, BUT WAS BANGING AND KNOCKING. I HAD IT TOWED, AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, WITH A BEND OR BROKEN ROD. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I HAD DONE THE OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES, AND TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I AM WAITING TO FIND OUT IF WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE SOMEHOW, OR IF A POOR QUALITY ROD WAS THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I PRESSED THE GAS AND I HEARD THE LOUD NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE, I PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A LITTLE OIL SPLATTERED ON THE MOTOR (NO OIL DRIPPING) AND I HAD IT TOWED TO 2 DIFFERENT PLACES, THE FIRST PLACED SAID I NEEDED A MOTOR AND THEN I TOWED IT TO THE DODGE PLACE HERE IN TOWN. THEY SAID IT HYDROLOCKED, FROM WATER GETTING IN THE MOTOR FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THEY SAID THEY BELIEVED WATER HAD GOTTEN IN A HEAD GASKET. NOW I'M JUST WAITING FOR A ANSWER. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER ACCELERATING TO FOR A SECOND, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STARTED SHAKING BADLY. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, OIL WAS DRIPPING OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE I COULD SEE A LARGE HOLE (ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CHILD'S HAND) IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DURANGO SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE PISTON ROD HAS BROKEN AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND HAD BEEN RAINING A LOT IN THE PREVIOUS DAYS. ONLY AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2004-2005 DURANGOS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. THE WINDSHIELD COWL LEAKS WATER ONTO THE ENGINE, THE WATER LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSES THE PISTON RODS TO RUST AND WEAKEN. THIS CAUSES FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE. DODGE KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND CHANGED THE WINDSHIELD COWL SOMETIME IN 2005-2006. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. NOTHING BUT SYNTHETIC OIL WENT INTO THIS ENGINE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I TOOK MY DURANGO TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULD SMELL GASOLINE ON THE OIL CAP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL IS MOST LIKELY FROM WATER GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. MOST LIKELY FROM THE INTAKE AND THAT I WAS NORMAL. NOW I KNOW THAT IT WAS WATER GETTING INTO THE ENGINE, A LOT MORE THAN A LITTLE MOISTURE COMING IN THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW!! EVERY 2004 DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 WILL BLOW THE ENGINE IF IT GETS EXPOSED TO RAIN OR CAR WASH!! PLEASE, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY DODGE. *TR

AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE, I AM DISGUSTED TO FIND OUT HOW COMMON THEY ARE ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. BEING A PARENT OF FOUR CHILDREN, TWO SETS OF TWINS, WHO ARE OF TODDLER AND SCHOOL AGE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COMPELLED TO MAINTAIN MY DURANGO. NOT TO MENTION BECAUSE IT HAD ALOT OF MILES, I FACTORED INTO MY BUDGET HIGH-MILEAGE MAINTENANCE AS SCHEDULED. SEVERAL TIMES MY DURANGO HAS STALLED OR HESITATED TO START DURING THE RAIN. THE PROBLEM COULD NEVER BE PIN POINTED, BUT READING WHAT I RESEARCHED I NOW UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE INVOLVED MY COWL PANEL. MOVING ON TO THE MOST MAJOR OF MY ADDED STRESS...I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE COMPLETED 2-3 WKS AGO. I WAS PICKING MY 2YR OLDS UP FROM DAYCARE ON FRIDAY. I PROCEEDED TO THE STOP LIGHT WHICH WAS LESS THAN 200 FEET AWAY WHEN I HEARD THIS LOUD BANGING/KNOCKING NOISE OUT OF NOWHERE!! I WAS HORRIFIED SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL ON THE GROUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. I THEN CALLED MY HUSBAND TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAD JUST OCCURRED, A FAMILY MEMBER FOR AN ALTERNATE RIDE, AND A TOWING COMPANY. AFTER HAVING THE SHOP THAT PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGE TAKE A LOOK AT IT, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOW A HOLE IN MY ENGINE FROM A ROD BEING THROWN. I WAS EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ME OUT OF THE BLUE. NOT ONLY BECAUSE I AM NOT SITTING ON THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SPEND ON A NEW ENGINE, BUT BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED ON AN EXTREMELY WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE...HOW?? I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY FOR A RENTAL EVERY WEEK. I TRULY BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT SUCH A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLES. IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MANUFACTURE, NOT THE DRIVERS. I FEEL THAT THESE ENGINES SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DEALER/MANUFACTURE. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXITING THE SUBDIVISION ON OUR WAY TO WORK AFTER DROPPING OUR CHILDREN OFF AT DAYCARE. WE MERGED THROUGH THE MIDDLE LANE AND ONTO THE MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. AFTER WAITING FOREVER FOR ROADSIDE TO COME AND GET US AND TAKE OUR CAR TO THE SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE. WE WERE VERY ACCURATE WITH OIL CHANGES AND GETTING OUR CAR SERVICED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS SO THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING WE FAILED TO GET SERVICED. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. WHAT IS THE POINT OF PAYING $30 FOR OIL CHANGES AND MANY OTHER SERVICES AND FEES IF THE ENGINE IS GOING TO LOCK UP ANYWAYS?! NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A CAR NOTE WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY BECAUSE WE ARE PAYING $600 A MONTH FOR A RENTAL. SO NOW THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE A REPOSSESION ON OUR CREDIT. WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?! WHERE IS THE DURABILITY IN THESE VEHICLES!!! *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN AUG 2012. THE FIRST TIME DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO WORK IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM MY DURANGO WANTED TO STALL EVERY TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I FINALLY GOT OFF AT THE EXIT TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT I OF COURSE WAS STOPPED THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND TRYING TO STALL I HAD TO KEEP MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO WORK IT DID ACTUALLY STALL. AFTER WORK THAT DAY IT MUST'VE DRIED UP ENOUGH BECAUSE IT STARTED AND RAN FINE. AFTER RESEARCHED WE READ YOU SILICONE THE COWL WHICH MY HUSBAND DID DO AND IT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AFTER YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS ONE TIME IT STALLED. IN THE CAR WASH AND WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL A COUPLE CRANKS LATER. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD I CAN NOT DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ALWAYS ON THE GAS. WE HAVE ASKED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY PRETEND LIKE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MY HUSBAND EVEN TOLD THEM HE'D BE HAPPY TO DRIVE IT UP THERE POUR WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LET YOU DRIVE MY DURANGO IF YOU NEED A TEST VEHICLE. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE REPAIR REP CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING/TICKING SOUND WHEN HE STARTED THE ENGINE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THERE WAS NO KNOCKING OR TICKING SOUND. AFTER CONTACTING MY WARRANTY COMPANY AND GIVEN THE REPAIR SHOP PERMISSION TO BREAK DOWN THE VEHICLE OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS THAT MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, THEY NOW ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PISTON/ROD IS BROKE AND IS LYING IN THE OIL PAN. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH DODGE DURANGO'S. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION DONE AND RECALLS ON THIS MATTER? IT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE THAT A WIDE SPREAD OF DURANGO OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS RESULTING IN SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSE BECAUSE THESE WARRANTY COMPANIES ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF COVERING LITTLE OR NOTHING OF THE COST IN REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2012. I STARTED NOTICING THAT DURING A HEAVY RAIN OR A CAR WASH THAT IT WOULD BOG DOWN, IDLE ROUGHLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FEB 2013 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT SINCE I HAD BEEN STRANDED IN PARKING LOTS, THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ACTUALLY GOT STUCK IN A CAR WASH BECAUSE MY VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY COWL PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BASICALLY THIS PART WAS NOT DESIGNED CORRECTLY AND RAIN WATER OR WATER FROM A CAR WASH WAS DRAINING INTO MY ENGINE. HAD THE PART REPLACED FOR A WONDERFUL PRICE OF $236.00. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT THE END OF APRIL, PICKED MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL AND WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT FOR AN 1HR BC OF THE HARD RAIN. TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK ON MAY 6TH TO THE VENDOR MECHANIC(STILL UNDER A WARRANTY, DOESN'T HELP:( ) AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THAT IT SHOULD WORK, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT WASN'T WORKING. CONTACTED CHRYSLER ASKING IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE, CHRYSLER DOESN'T UNDER STAND WHY THIS NEWLY DESIGNED PART IS NOT WORKING. SO I HAVE AT THIS TIME, 2 MECH/TECH'S TELLING ME THAT THEY CANT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PART SHOULD WORK. TRIED AN ALTERNATE METHOD WITH WEATHER STRIPPING AND SILICONE TO PLUG UP THE HOLES. I PICK SAID VEHICLE UP FROM THE SHOP ON MAY 8TH, DRIVE 3.2 MILES TURN ON MY STREET AN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY CUTS OFF! CAN NOT GET IT TO CRANK BACK. CALL THE MECHANIC SHOP BACK EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT HAPPENED TAKE IT BACK THE NEXT DAY THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, MY WARRANTY WONT COVER IT. HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE AND BECAUSE OF THIS COWL PANEL LEAK MY INTAKE GASKETS ARE MESSED UP AND THE CM FRONT AND BACK NEED TO BE FLASHED AND RESET, TOTALING OUT TO BE $870.00 BUT STILL CANT FIX THE COWL PANEL. IM DAMNED IF I DO DAMNED IF I DON'T. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, I NEED SOMEONE TO START TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. *TR

I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE DURANGO AND IT ACTED LIKE IT HAD A LOW BATTERY. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED, BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK BADLY. I HAVE IT NOW AT THE MECHANIC AND BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE WILL NEED NEW MOTOR. I CAN PROVIDE MORE INFO LATER. I FOUND ON THE NET OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM AND THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE DRIVEN IT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND NO NOISES IN THE ENGINE. MY SON, WHO IS A MECHANIC, SAYS IT SOUND FREAKISH FOR I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS. HE IS HIGH ON THE 5.7 ENGINE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANYONE FOR I KNOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I BOUGHT IT AS IS, BUT DO NOT FEEL THE DEALER UNLOADED ON ME. THE DURANGO SEEMED FINE UNTIL THAT POINT. I TOO, MIGHT SHOULD ADD THAT DURING THE WEEK, WE HAD RECEIVED ABOUT THREE INCHES OF RAIN, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS MIGHT BE A FACTOR AS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL WITH A COWEL THAT WAS NOT DOING ITS JOB. *TR

ENGINE WOULD NOT START IN THE RAIN. WHEN I TRIED AGAIN ON A SUNNY DAY, ENGINE STARTED AND THEN A VERY LOUD METALLIC CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAYS BROKEN SLEEVE OR ROD, AND I PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE PRETTY COMMON: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1DD4B2/238. *TR

WENT TO A DRIVE-THROUGH CAR WASH ... WHILE CAR WAS RINSING - LOTS OF WATER - THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGHLY. I GOT OUT OF THE WASH AND GOT ON TO THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ENGINE STILL CUTTING OUT SPORADICALLY. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT, BUT THEN I HEARD A WARNING BELL AND NOTED THAT MY ENGINE TEMP HAD SHOT UP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. ENGINE COOLANT WAS EVERYWHERE. I REFILLED WITH NEW COOLANT AND WATER AND STARTED THE ENGINE ... DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE AND THE "HOT ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. CALLED FOR A WRECKER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN. DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. $6000 FOR ANOTHER ENGINE. I HAVE SEEN ON OTHER DODGE FORUMS WHERE THESE ENGINES HAVE FAILED AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN, OR HAVING DRIVEN THROUGH STANDING WATER. I SIMPLY WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (WATER INTRUSION IN THE ENGINE DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE COWLING) ON THE 2004 HEMI - ACCORDING TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER. *TR

LOUD NOISE EMANATES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. ENGINE GOES DEAD. TRIED RESTARTING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT A PISTON CAME OFF AND BLEW A WHOLE IN THE ENGINE. AS A RESULTS, A WHOLE NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED. ENGINE HAD NO SLUDGE WHATSOEVER AND WELL MAINTAINED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND VEHICLES WERE BEHIND. 2004 5.7L HEMI LIMITED *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE DURING A PRETTY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. AS I STARTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO PULL OVER THE ENGINE QUIT AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE ROAD AND WITHOUT POWER I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITH OUT AN INCIDENT. AFTER WAITING OUT THE STORM TO PASS ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, WITH TRAFFIC FLYING BY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SOME HESITATION AND DRIVE IT HOME. DURING THE NIGHT THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE WE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD RAINFALL IN THE AREA. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, IT STARTED, FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN THE MOTOR QUIT AND HASN'T STARTED SINCE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED OVER WE HAVE FOUND THAT TWO OF THE CYLINDERS HAD QUITE A BIT OF WATER IN THEM WHICH HAD APPEARED TO HYDRO LOCK THE ENGINE. DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND STOP PUSHING THE BLAME AND COST OFF ON TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SOMETIME LAST WEEK THERE WAS A HEAVY RAIN, I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START. LATER THAT DAY IT STARTED BUT THERE WAS A LOUD HORRIBLE NOISE.. I FOUND OUT TODAY THE MOTOR IS GONE. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN IT RAINED IT DIDN'T START FOR A WHILE AND THEN STARTED LATER. THE ENGINE IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SEEMS LIFE WHEN THERE IS HEAVY RAIN THE TRUCK STALLS NOW IT'S COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FAILURE ON WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE DURING STARTING UP IN THE MORNING. RAIN OCCURRED DURING MOST OF THE NIGHT. *TR

ENGINE HYDROLOCKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WATER POURING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ONTO THE ENGINE CAUSING WATER TO PENETRATE THE CYLINDERS. VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR IN A CARWASH. WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL CHANGED FREQUENTLY. NOW VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS DUE TO DODGE DESIGN FLAW OR FAULTY PARTS. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WAS GARAGE KEPT FOR THE FIRST 8 YEARS OF ITS LIFE. WE RECENTLY MOVED IT TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE AND IT BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HYDROLOCKING, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT AT MY REPAIR SHOP. AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE AGAIN, STARTING CAUSED A THROWN ROD RUINING THE ENGINE AND BLOCK. IT REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY NEIGHBOR HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HIS VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN GOING THROUGH CAR WASHES, THEN ONE DAY THREW A ROD WHEN STARTING. MANY OTHER INSTANCES SEEM TO BE SIMILAR IN ONLINE POSTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FLAW IN THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES. THIS IS A FINANCIALLY DEVASTATING SITUATION FOR FAMILIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY DODGE DURANGO 2004 WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WAS ONLY DRIVEN LOCALLY AND BARELY HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I WENT TO START IT UP IN THE MORNING THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING/KNOCKING SOUND, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. ONCE WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AFTER INSPECTING THE ISSUE, IT WAS A ROD THAT HAD BROKE OFF AND PUT A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE. ALL OF THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN UP TO DATE AND I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE , I WAS EXTREMELY SURPRISED AND VERY UPSET TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED TOO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE UP TO THIS POINT AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DURANGO HEMI OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, A CARS ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH JUST 60,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AND ALL MAINTENANCE BEING TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH THE YEARS WITH AN ORIGINAL OWNER! *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2005, THE GLASS ON BACK HATCH SHATTERED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE ELECTRONIC PANEL WENT OUT, THE MAP SENSOR, IDLER PULLEYS (CAR WAS TWO YEARS OLD), CAR STALLS IN HEAVY RAIN/AT CAR WASH ALWAYS- HAVE HAD IT TOWED, EXHAUST MANIFOLDS BEEN WORKED ON, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, INTAKE VALVE SPRING, RUST BUBBLES ON PAINT CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO ACTIVITIES, CAR MADE TICKING SOUND & SOUNDED FUNNY PRESSING ON THE GAS & SITTING AT LIGHT- I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO MUFFLER MAN THINKING IT WAS THE MUFFLER. TO MY SURPRISE, I WAS TOLD LIFTERS COLLAPSED AND NEED TWO SETS OF LIFTERS/ HEAD GASKETS, WHOLE ENGINE HAS TO BE TAKEN APART, COST IS $1,500.00. I THOUGHT A HEMI ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE TOO AFTER THE COMMENTS I HAVE READ. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. TOO MANY THINGS HAVE REPLACED ON THIS CAR I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU, IT IS IN PREVIOUS LETTERS SENT TO CHRYSLER-AND IT ISN'T JUST ME. I MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE, GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES, ETC. AND IT BACKFIRED ON ME. I REALIZE IT IS 10 YEARS OLD AND WE PUT A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR TAKING FAMILY VACATIONS AND EVERY FAMILY VACATION, THERE HAS BEEN A CAR PROBLEM. I PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR, I CAN'T SAVE UP ENOUGH TO GET ANYTHING NEW. I KNOW FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE CARS 10-15 YEARS OLD AND HAVEN'T PUT A DIME INTO THEIR CAR, OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE, NEW TIRES, OIL CHANGES, ETC. I CANNOT EXPRESS THE AMOUNT OF STRESS THIS CAR HAS PUT ON ME. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. NOT RELIABLE WHATSOEVER, WOULD NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT SOME WHERE, THE MECHANICS ALWAYS MENTION THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI,WOULD ALWAYS EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT ENGINE MISS AFTER A HARD RAIN AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITH ENGINE MISS IF RAN THROUGH AN AUTO CAR WASH. HAD A VERY HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT, RAN VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES TODAY WITH NO REAL NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. FELT SLIGHT ENGINE MISS WHILE SITTING AT IDLE. ON MY HOME FROM PICKING UP OUR DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD OUT THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FROM READING SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORUMS IT APPEARS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HAVE ALWAYS HAD SERVICE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED EVERY 3,000 MILES! SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW ROD AT SAME LOCATION ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES! EVERY VEHICLE IN OUR DRIVEWAY IS A DODGE BRAND, MOPAR RUNS THROUGH OUR VEINS. CHRYSLER CORP. KNOWS THEY HAVE A COMPONENT FAILURE ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND ENGINE COMBINATION AND IT IS TIME THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, PRAISING GOD OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT DRIVING WHO JUST GOT HER LEARNERS PERMIT. SHE (15 YEARS OLD) MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO GET THE VEHICLE, WHICH DIED INSTANTLY OFF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXITING THE SUBDIVISION ON OUR WAY TO WORK AFTER DROPPING OUR CHILDREN OFF AT DAYCARE. WE MERGED THROUGH THE MIDDLE LANE AND ONTO THE MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. AFTER WAITING FOREVER FOR ROADSIDE TO COME AND GET US AND TAKE OUR CAR TO THE SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. WE WERE VERY ACCURATE WITH OIL CHANGES AND GETTING OUR CAR SERVICED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS SO THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING WE FAILED TO GET SERVICED. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. WHAT IS THE POINT OF PAYING $30 FOR OIL CHANGES AND MANY OTHER SERVICES AND FEES IF THE ENGINE IS GOING TO LOCK UP ANYWAY?! NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A CAR NOTE WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY BECAUSE WE ARE PAYING $600 A MONTH FOR A RENTAL. SO NOW THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE A REPOSSESION ON OUR CREDIT. WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? WHERE IS THE DURABILITY IN THESE VEHICLES? I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS INVESTMENT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2004 DURANGO IN 2011 EVERYTIME IT RAINS IT STALLS AND ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE SAME AS WHEN I AM IN A CAR WASH IT WILL IDLE ROUGH AND ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING IF IT RAINS OR IS IN ANY TYPE OF WATER IT WILL STALL AND DIE ON YOU AND DEALERSHIPS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BESIDES IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR I JUST HIT 100 K ON MY CAR AND IT IS GETTING WORSE THE OIL CENSOR IS DEFECTIVE TO AND THEY WON'T FIX THAT EITHER. *TR

I'VE OWNED MY 2004 DURANGO 5.7 SINCE IT WAS NEW HAS HAD MOST SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP A FEW AT SEARS. THE DURANGO WAS IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR ROUGH IDLE WHEN RAINING AND LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM DROVE THE DURANGO ON A SATURDAY BEFORE WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER RAIN STOPPED STARTED THE DURANGO ONLY TO HEAR A BANG THEN SOMETHING KNOCKING IN MOTOR TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD AFTER SPENDING ANOTHER 325 DOLLARS THAT THE MOTOR HYDRA LOCKED AND BROKE A ROD. NOW THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT FIXING A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $8500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

2004 DODGE DURANGO BENT ROD # 7 CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED BENT ROD. BUT SAID NEED NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. MANY THOUSAND OF DOLLARS WERE PAID TO FIX AND GET ON ROAD AGAIN. NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, NERVOUS WITH THREE KIDS IN CAR AGES 2,5,6 AM I GOING TO KILL OR HURT MY CHILDREN DRIVING THEM IN THIS CAR???? HAPPENED AGAIN SAME BENT ROD 1 MONTH AFTER REPAIR. ON 2012 OCTOBER. CAR SITS IN DEALERSHIP FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. WILL NOT MOVE CAR OR DRIVE CAR TILL SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE KIDS IN IT. THEY FLUXED MOTOR PRESSURE TESTED IT AND STILL THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. LOOK AT ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON LINE THIS IS NOT JUST ME!!! SOMETHING IS WRONG! DO MY CHILDREN NEED TO DIE OR SOMEONE ELSES FAMILY NEED TO GET HURT BY ONE OF THESE SUV'S BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS. [XXX], MICHIGAN E-MAIL [XXX] I WILL BE POSTING THIS OVER AGAIN TILL SOMEONE HEARS MY CRY! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON I 95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FLAPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND A VERY ROUGH IDLE. PULL TO OFF RAMP, SHUT CAR OFF, AND CALLED FOR A NEARBY DODGE DEALER AND A TOW. IT SEEMS A "NEW" ENGINE IS REQUIRED. DODGE DOES NOT SUPPLY NEW ENGINES WITH REPLACEMENTS THEY USE REMANUFACTURED ENGINES. THE COST WITH LABOR WILL BE $7,500. UPON REQUESTING THE TRUE CAUSE AND BROKEN PARTS I WAS TOLD DODGE REQUIRES ALL PARTS BE SENT BACK WITH THE BROKEN ENGINE TO REMANUFACTURE A FUTURE ENGINE. VERY CONVENIENT TO PREVENT ANY INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEM. RESEARCH ON VARIOUS SITES LIKE EDMUNDS ILLUSTRATES THAT THIS ENGINE FAILURE OF THE 5.7L HEMI IN THE SECOND GENERATION DURANGO'S IS PREVALENT. DODGE REFUSES TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WENT TO START THE ENGINE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG, I LEFT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE WAS BANGING LOUDLY. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAS A BLOWN ENGINE AND THAT I NEED A REPLACEMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI. THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, I PULLED OVER AND SAW OIL ON THE FRAME. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID A ROD WENT THROUGH THE BLOCK. I ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL ON SCHEDULE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 700 MILES ON THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T GIVE ANY WARNING BEFORE GOING OUT. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

CAR WAS COLD, FROM SITTING OVER NIGHT.WENT TO START, AND HEARD A BUNCH OF CLANGING. I TURNED TRUCK OFF IMMEDIATELY. WENT TO CRANK ENGINE OVER, AND NOTHING. NO NOISE, ACCEPT CHIMES FROM INTERIOR, AND A SLIGHT NOISE FROM STARTER.I HAVE WORKED FOR YEARS AROUND VEHICLES AND REPAIRS,AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK. I PUT GEAR SHIFTER IN NUETRAL, DISCONNECTED SERPENTINE BELT, AND TRIED TO MANUALLY TURN ENGINE AT CRANKSHAFT. I COULD NOT GET IT TO BUDGE. WHEN I LOOKED UP ONLINE, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MOTOR HAD IT SIEZE, I CALLED CHRYSLER,AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, BEING AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEIR WAS NO RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HOLD THE CAR MANUFACTURERS TO STRICTER STANDARDS ,FOR ISSUES LIKE THIS.I'M NOT ANY KIND OF A COMPUTER GURU, AND I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE, ONLINE. WOULD REALLY BE NICE, TO SEE CHRYSLER HAVE TO MAKE GOOD FOR THESE FAULTY MOTORS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH (TO THE POINT OF STALLING OUT) DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM RAIN OR WHEN IT WENT THROUGH THE CAR WASH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER IT REACHED 100K MILES. DODGE AUTHORIZED MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM. COMPLETE TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED. DURING FEBRUARY 2013, THE VEHICLE'S COWL WAS REPLACED (APPROX. 160K MILES ODOMETER READING) IN AN EFFORT TO DIVERT WATER FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE BLOCK AREA. IN MARCH 2013 (APPROX. 168K MILES), ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE; ENGINE TURNED OVER WITH A BANGING NOISE FOLLOWED BY SOUNDS OF GRINDING METAL. BROUGHT IN MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE-ROD AND THAT VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. *TR

04 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH EVERY TIME IT WOULD RAIN. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM. ON FEB. 13TH WENT OUT TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THINKING IT WAS THE STARTER WE TOOK IT OFF HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE STARTER WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. SO WE HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED.....IT WAS FINE AS WELL. AFTER GETTING THE STARTER AND BATTERY PUT BACK ON, THE CAR STARTED AND RAN FOR A FEW DAYS. ON TUESDAY FEB 26TH THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN- THIS WAS AFTER A HEAVY NIGHT OF RAIN. LET IT SET A COUPLE OF DAYS....STARTED RIGHT UP. ON MARCH 12TH THIS PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC ASKED US TO LET HIM KEEP THE DURANGO SO HE COULD TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT ITSELF IN ORDER FOR HIM TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN IT WAS FAILING TO START. AND THEN TODAY MARCH 26TH, AFTER A COUPLE OF RAINY/SNOWY DAYS, HE WENT OUT TO START IT AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR IS NOW DEFINITELY BLOWN. (THE BAD THING IS WE STILL OWE A YEAR AND A HALF ON IT!!). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,397.

AFTER PULLING OUT ON TO A STREET THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND CLUNKING NOISE. I PULLED OVER TO FIND A HOLE IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I DO REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 3000 MILE INTERVALS WITH SYNTHETIC OIL AND ONLY USE HIGH QUALITY OIL AND FILTERS, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE 04-05 MODELS. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT HE CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT MOTOR FOR A REASONABLE PRICE DUE TO THE DEMAND OF REPLACING THIS MOTOR. ALSO, HE HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE USUAL WARRANTY THAT HE WOULD GET WITH A MOTOR OF ANY OTHER KIND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE 04-05 MOTORS DUE TO THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. I WOKE UP TODAY TO GO TO WORK AND STARTED IT AND IT WAS MAKING A REALLY LOUD NOISE. I TURNED IT OFF AND FOUND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. MY HUSBAND HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. HOW DOES AN ENGINE BLOW UP SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY? I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH THE QUALITY OF THESE ENGINES AND FEEL THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THESE THAT DODGE SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL ON THESE! THE ENGINE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT! THE GARAGE IS QUOTING ME BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO PUT AN ENGINE IN IT! *TR

THE CAR STALLS OUT IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND COMPLETELY DIES IN CAR WASH. PROBLEM CAN BE REPRODUCED EVERY SINGLE TIME IN WET CONDITIONS.VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

MY 2004 DURANGO HAS ALWAYS HAD THE FAMILIAR ISSUE OF STALLING WHEN IT RAINED OR WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH, BUT ON MARCH 10 THAT ALL ENDED. MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO TAKE MY CAR TO A MEETING AND HEARD LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WE EVENTUALLY LEARNED THE ENGINE WAS SHOT--JUST LIKE THAT. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NOW WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH REPLACING THE ENGINE FOR AROUND $5000. THIS IS CRAZY!! I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THIS MODEL HAS FACED--AND NO RECALL!! I AM JUST LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WHEN IT HAPPENED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT BADLY. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK THE OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS AND THEY WERE FINE. TOWED MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND WAS NO GOOD ANY MORE. I JUST PAID 15,000 FOR THIS CAR 6 WEEKS BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITES AND THEY HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER CARS FOR THIS SAME REASON. WHEN YOU CALL DODGE THEY JUST GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A ROD BEARING HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND A ROD BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AT 11PM HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANY MORE I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A LOT NOT KNOWING THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND I WAS STUCK FOR 3 HOURS IN THE DARK AND RAIN WAITING FOR MY FAMILY TO COME LOOKING FOR ME I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK SO I KNEW THE WOULD COME LOOKIN FOR ME JUST SO HAPPENS I WALKED OFF AND LEFT MY CELL ON MY WAY TO WORK HAD THE CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY FOUND OUT SOMETHING CAME LOSE AND PUT A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK I GUESS THAT MADE THE OIL LEAK OUT ALL AT ONCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED TRADED MY FORD IN FOR IT DROVE IT FOR 7MONTHS AND HAVEN'T USED IT SINCE IM STILL PAYING NOTES ON IT AND CANT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED COST SOOO MUCH BEGGING FOR RIDES TO AND FROM WOK EVERY DAY BOUT TO GO NUTS THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED ITS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF THESES BRAND OF CAR LOVE MY CAR BUT ITS A PIECE OF JUNK ITS JUST APRETTY BOBY I NEED MY CAR FIXED!!OR I MY LOSE MY JOB SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING PLEASE!*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE 4X4 LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT A ROD HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONNECTING ROD HAD DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WENT GROCERY SHOPPING NIGHT BEFORE. WOKE UP NEXT MORNING TO GO TO BREAKFAST. WENT TO START DURANGO. HEARD LOUD KNOCKING AND THEN IT STALLED GOT OUT AND OIL WAS SPEWING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HAD TO GET A $5500 LOAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO A THROWN ROD. *TR

WENT TO START IT FOR WORK ON DAY AND IT STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I GOT IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OTHER THAN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH THE DEALER MAINTAINED WAS A VACCUUM LEAK. THERE WAS ALSO A ROUGH RUNNING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR BY CHANGING PLUG WIRES. THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/26/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ENGINE ROD FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO REVERSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE ROD HAD FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNCOMMON FOR SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 9-25-12. IT RAN GREAT UNTIL 1-29-13 WHEN WENT TO START IT TO GO TO WORK IT MADE A LOUD CRACK LIKE METAL SNAPPING. TURNED OUT TO BE TO BE IT SNAPPED A ROD AND RUINED THE MOTOR. CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MOTOR DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MOST OF WHICH CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE OR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY DODGE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE SHE PROCEEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A DEFECTIVE ROD MADE A IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ UPDATED 03/07/13

I CRUNK UP MY VEHICLE (DODGE DURANGO 5.7L) AND IT THREW AN ROD THAT BUSTED MY ENGINE BLOCK AND OIL PAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TIME IT RAINED, SNOWED OR WHEN BEING DRIVEN THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 3. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE ON 01/15/2013. I WENT OUT TO START IT ON 01/16/2013 AND THERE WERE A REALLY LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND. IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE ROCKS IN THE ENGINE. I QUICKLY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. A ROD BROKE AND PUT A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR ISSUES. NO WARNING LIGHT AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, IT EMITTED AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT AS HAVING A SEIZED ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,500.

WENT OUT TO START IN THE AM AND THE MOTOR WAS MAKING A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND THE WHOLE CAR WAS SHAKING. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLEW. NOW HAVING IT TOWED TO ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT IN A JASPER MOTOR IS GOING TO COST 5000.00. AFTER READING UP ON THIS IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND IT HAD BLOWN A ROD AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004 UP UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I HAD IT INSPECTED AND THE OIL CHANGED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIPER COWL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, A LOUD STRANGE NOISE COULD BE HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NUMBER EIGHT ROD FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENGINE ROD PENETRATED THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

MY WIFE STARTED UP THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OUR KID TO SCHOOL. WHEN SHE STARTED IT, IT WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY. SHE IMMEDIATELY KILLED IT AND TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK. I STARTED IT UP AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED AN OIL SHEEN ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE DURANGO. I HAVE READ MANY THINGS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE FOR DODGE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I HAVE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED IN IT REGULARLY AND DONE ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND NEED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS OUT OF POCKET. *TR

STARTED MY DURANGO AS I HAD THE DAY BEFORE, TO A SOUND SIMILAR OF ROCKS HAVING BEEN THROWN INTO THE MOTOR. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF THINKING THERE WAS SOMETHING, ANIMAL OR STICK, STUCK IN MOTOR OR FAN. OPEN HOOD ONLY TO FIND NOTHING VISIBLY SEEN TO CAUSE SUCH A NOISE. STARTED AGAIN TO THE SAME HORRIBLE SOUND AND TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. CALLED A VERY REPUTABLE NEIGHBOR WITH LIFETIME EXPERIENCE AND WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE FIELD. UPON STARTING HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM...THAT MY 81,000 FULLY MAINTAINED DODGE DURANGO THAT I OWE 4 MONTHS PAYMENTS ON YET, DRIVE 1/2 MILE TO WORK DAILY,WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER HAD A BLOWN MOTOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT A CHEAP PART, BELOW PREVIOUS DODGE QUALITY HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN.WE HAD PLANNED ON DRIVING OUT OF TOWN TO GET MY DAUGHTERS EYES CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE BUT WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE GAS DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR DUE TO BEING UNEMPLOYED LOSING HOME AND HAVING TO TAKE A JOB THREE TIMES LESS PAY THAN PREVIOUS. THANK GOD DAILY THAT WE DID NOT BECAUSE THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE KNOWING WE COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND HAD THIS HAPPEN. MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BOUGHT AND SUPPORTED DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES BUT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD WE WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT, QUALITY AND CARE OF THE DODGE/ CHRYSLER INDUSTRY TODAY! PAID FOR YOUR BUYOUT AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK SINCE FEB OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD IS THAT WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE CAR WASH IT STALLS AND ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE AND TO BRING IN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE KEPT THE MAINTENANCE CURRENT AND JUST RECENTLY GOT AN OIL CHANGE. ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, I TOOK MY FATHER HOME WHO LIVES ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY FROM ME AND CAME STRAIGHT BACK HOME AND PARKED THE TRUCK. NO ISSUES OR PROBLEMS. LATER THE NEXT NIGHT, I WENT OUT TO START IT TO GO TO THE STORE AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER THAT DAY AND IT WAS COLD SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I NEEDED A JUMP. IT WAS LATE SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT GETTING ONE FROM ANYONE. THE NEXT MORNING I GOT UP EARLY TO TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING, SO I ASKED MY NEIGHBOR FOR A JUMP. WHEN HE TRIED TO JUMP MY TRUCK IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SO WE STOPPED AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SENT TWO OF THEIR MECHANICS OVER TO MY HOUSE TO TRY AND JUMP IT AND THEY WAS SHOCKED BY THE NOISE THEY HEARD. THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE STARTER AND THEY ALSO VERIFIED THAT ALL MY FLUIDS WERE FULL. THEY ENDED UP TOWING MY TRUCK BACK TO THEIR DEALERSHIP AND A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME MY ENGINE LOCKED UP....THIS WAS SO DEVASTATING FOR ME TO HEAR BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD BE $3000. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE A YEAR YET AND AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO KIDS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THE SAME TRUCK THAT I HAVE WITH THE HEMI ENGINE. I TRADED MY BLAZER IN FOR THIS ONE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING RELIABLE AND REALLY LOVE THE TRUCK BUT CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. TOOK TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND LEARNED THAT IT HAD THROWN A ROD CAUSING FATAL DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY DODGE. SUPPOSEDLY THEY USED INSUFFICIENT METAL QUALITY WHEN BUILDING THIS ENGINE. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I'M WORRIED THAT OTHERS COULD EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CASUALTY. PLEASE ADVISE OTHERS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

HOW MANY MORE DODGE DURANGO 2004 IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INVESTIGATE. CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 2012 VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE ABOUT, ENGINE FAILURE, BLOWN ROD . IS IT GOING TO TAKING SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO WAKE YOU UP? SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB . DOESN'T ANYONE READ THE COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN OTHER 2004 DODGE OWNERS? *TR

I HAVE A DODGE DURANGO 2004 HEMI WITH APPROXIMATELY 124K MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY UNTIL THIS MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE THERE WAS ROCKS IN THE ENGINE. IT DOESN'T START UP LIKE NORMAL AND IF IT DOES YOU CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS IN PIECES. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF DODGE HEMI OWNER'S HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINE SEIZING UP WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND EVERYTHING JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON THEM(VERY DANGEROUS). A LOT OF FORUMS THAT I READ ONLINE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED SIMILAR TO SEVERAL ROCKS BEING THROWN AROUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

THIS MORNING I WENT TO START MY DODGE DURANGO AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE. A CONNECTING ROD FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE ENGINE IS NOT REPAIRABLE ANYMORE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN ANY OTHER EVERY DAY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE CAR WOULD BE INOPERABLE. SUCH A FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE THAT HAS 95K ON IT. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD OWN UP TO A DESIGN FLAW ON THE ENGINE, BECAUSE I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS EXACT FAILURE AT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I HAVE GOTTEN NO SUPPORT FROM DODGE ON THIS ISSUE EVEN CALLING THEIR CUSTOMER CARE ONLY TO HEAR THAT MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO HELP ME OUT. *TR

I PARKED THE CAR ON SATURDAY EVENING, DIDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOX OF ROCKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TURNED OFF MY RADIO, AND TRIED IT AGAIN, WITH THE SAME RESULT. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT, AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS OIL POURING OUT OF UNDER THE CAR. THE DAY AND NIGHT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, IT HAD BEEN RAINING A LOT. NORMALLY, I PARK WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR FACING UP HILL, BUT HAD GOTTEN HOME LATE, AND JUST PULLED STRAIGHT INTO MY PARKING SPOT WHICH PUT THE NOSE DOWN. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND SAW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY 2004 DURANGO OWNERS. I DO FEEL SOMEWHAT LUCKY SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER FAILURE MILEAGES. WE HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE DURANGO, AND HAD ALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T DRIVE MY DURANGO TO ITS EXPECTED 300,000 TO 400,000 MILE RANGE. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WAS MY GRADUATION PRESENT FROM MY HUSBAND. NOW, I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME OTHER WAY TO GET MY 5 KIDS AND DOGS CAMPING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WENT TO START CAR (WHICH RAN PERFECTLY WELL THE NIGHT PRIOR) AND SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS UNDER THE HOOD. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FAITHFUL WITH OIL CHANGES, IN FACT, HAD THE OIL CHANGED JUST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, ALWAYS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THAT A ROD WAS BROKEN/THROWN AND DAMAGED THE LONG BLOCK. NOW LOOKING AT OVER $6000 FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WHEN FINDING THAT MANY OTHERS WITH SAME CAR/ENGINE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT A RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE, OR A CONSUMER SAFETY REPORT ISSUED. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO PONY UP AND DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

MAIN BEARING SPUN AND LIFTER STUCK ON ENGINE. NO WARNING SIGN WITH LOW OIL LIGHT, NO FUNNY NOISES, THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME AFTER STOPPING AT THE BANK AND STARTING TO PULL AWAY. WITH SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHY ISN'T DODGE STEPPING UP TO HELP WITH THESE BAD ENGINES? IT'S A SHAME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE FILLING UP THE TRUCK CABIN. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE VISIBILITY OUT THE FRONT WINDOW, AT WHICH TIME THE TRUCK WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AVOIDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. FROM WHAT I AM READING AND WHAT MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE. BESIDES THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS DEFECTIVE, FAULTY ENGINE, IT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC WHEN THE ENGINE HAS A TOTAL AND MASSIVE FAILURE, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A MANDATORY RECALL AND DODGE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS / REPLACEMENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIFTERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL SIXTEEN LIFTERS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE, THE TICKING NOISE COULD STILL BE HEARD AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE NOISE. AS THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD BRAKE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT A ROD IN THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/27/12 *CN

I WAS DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DURANGO STARTED SKIPPING AND HAD A HESITATION WHEN GIVING THE GAS THEN STALLED SUDDENLY. HAD TO PUMP GAS TO RESTART AND CONTINUED STALLING AS SOON AS IT RESTARTED. PER SHOP, 2004-2005 HAVE DEFECTIVE COWL ON WINDSHIELD WITH HUGE GAP. WATER IS JUST POURING ONTO MOTOR CAUSING MISFIRE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DODGE REFUSES TO RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO HAS ORDERED THE PART HOWEVER PART HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR OVER A MONTH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOT ONLY IS THE VEHICLE STALLING SUDDENLY BUT ONCE IT STALLS I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND BARELY MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SINCE THIS STARTED, I STILL FEEL A HESITATION/SKIP IN THE MOTOR WHEN DRIVING IN DRY CONDITION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE. WHY ISN'T DODGE BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE DANGEROUS ISSUES? *TR

ONE DAY IT RAN FINE THEN ONE MORNING WENT OUT TO START AND IT SOUNDED LIKE RATTLING CHAINS UNDER HOOD. CHANGED STARTER...DIDN'T WORK. MECHANIC FOUND METAL IN OIL PAN. SO NOW WE NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE MOTOR. IN DOING RESEARCH ON IT, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX. SO NOW I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING MY 4 CHILDREN AROUND TO THEIR SPORTS AND I HAVE A 5TH CHILD DUE IN 7 WEEKS. WITH NO VEHICLE. THANKS DODGE. *TR

THIS CAR RAN PERFECT UP UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I WENT OUT TO START IT UP ONE MORNING AND ON STARTING THE ENGINE BROKE A CONNECTING ROD ON NUMBER 7 CYLINDER,RUINING THE ENGINE .THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THESE 2004 DURANGOS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. IM A RETIRED MECHANIC WITH 31 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANSIT SYSTEM IN CINCINNATI,OHIO. AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY ENGINE DO THIS KIND OF DAMAGE FOR LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS NOTHING BUT POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND CHEAP OVER SEAS PARTS IN THESE EARLY HEMI ENGINES .DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IN ORDER TO FORCE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES???? *TR

PAID EXTRA TO GET THE 5.7 HEMI THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER RIGHT, WELL NOW 3500 LATER WE ARE FINALLY GETTING A NEW MOTOR PUT IN IT, I BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. WENT OUT TO START IT ONE MORNING AND SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT, SHOT A ROD CLEAN THROUGH THE OIL PAN, BUT WORST PART IS IT WAS STILL RUNNING, STILL WILL RUN, JUST SOUNDS HORRIBLE. REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE NEW ENGINE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND SUDDENLY IT STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND SHOOK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE OIL WAS OK AND IT WAS. THERE WASN'T ANY LEAKING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR HOME AND SITS IN THE DRIVE. ANY ATTEMPT TO START IT CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING LOUD NOISE. IT STRUGGLES TO IDLE AND DIES. *TR

I PULLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT TAYLOR ROAD AND SR 256 IN REYNOLDSBURG, OH AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION WAS A ROD THAT SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP MOVING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE UPON START UP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE AND FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE WATER CAME DOWN THE WINDSHIELD AND ENTERED THE ENGINE. THE WATER WAS ABLE TO REACH THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE GASKETS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A HYDRO-LOCK OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND WATER WAS SUCKED IN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

MY 2004 DURANGO LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH THE HEMI 5.7 LITER ENGINE DEVELOPED A TICKING SOUND AND AND FAILED WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE IN THIS MODEL YEAR, HOW COME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THIS. THE ENGINE IS A COSTLY REPAIR THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TT

I WAS APPROX 1/10 OF A MILE DOWN OUR LOCAL ROAD WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN EXPLOSION UNDER THE CAR. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE TIRE BLEW. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED PULLING OVER BUT I CONTINUED TO HEAR A RUMBLE FROM THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THERE WAS OIL RUNNING DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED A THROWN ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OF ISSUES WITH THE 122,000 MILE ENGINE. CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED (BUT NOT AT A DODGE DEALER). NOW I'M FACED WITH A $6,000 BILL TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 100,000 MILES. AS I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL ENGINE (5.7 L HEMI 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED). NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS ENGINE ALTHOUGH IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON, COSTLY, DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THEIR ENGINE.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AFTER WORK ON APRIL 24TH. WE STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN, SLOWLY TOOK OFF AND HEARD A BANG! WE HAD TO HAVE THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE RODS WERE BENT IN THE ENGINE...PARTICULARLY THE #7 ROD. NOT ONE SINGLE WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING!! WE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE! THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION TOO; TOP OF THE LINE VEHICLE WITH DVD PLAYER AND EVERYTHING! NOW WE'RE FACING A $4-6,000 REPLACEMENT BILL. WHY WOULD WE REPLACE IT WITH AN ENGINE THAT IS GOING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING IN A FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY?! WE ARE DONE WITH DODGE PRODUCTS AND WE'RE GOING TO TELL EVERYONE WE KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD CLANK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE THREW A ROD. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BEFORE THIS. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A REBUILT MOTOR AS THEY ARE ON A TWO YEAR WAITING LIST. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT WE CAN BUY A NEW ENGINE FROM THEM BECAUSE THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE NEW ENGINE. *JS

VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED IT AS A CAMSHAFT FAILURE. THE CAR DOES NOT START. *TR

THE ODOMETER JUST TURN 70,000 AND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS A HOLE OF 3", TWO MECHANICS CHECKED FOR ME AND BOTH DIAGNOSIS SAME, THAT THE PISTON AND ROD MADE HONE ON THE BLOCK. SEARCHING THRU A CAR DEALER ON INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS PROBABLY AROUND 100 PEOPLE THAT HAD POSTED ALL OF THEM DURANGO 04 HEMI 5.7 JUST LIKE MINE WITH AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO PAY A WHOLE MOTOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE COME FORWARD. *TR

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

CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON. LUCKY THIS HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT AT 10MPH AS ALL THE CONTROLS WENT OUT. STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 4 MORE TIMES ALL AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AS MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN IF THE NHTSA HAD OPENED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE A LONG TIME AGO. IT IS NICE TO SEE HOW DODGE STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND AFTER READING THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT LOOKS LIKE I AM IN STORE FOR MANY MORE ISSUES THAT DODGE WILL NOT HELP WITH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW DODGE IS ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. I WANTED TO PASS THIS VEHICLE ONTO MY DAUGHTER SO SHE WOULD BE A PROUD DODGE OWNER SO MUCH FOR THAT. WHY KEEP THE SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP UP TO DATE WHEN IN THE END THERE IS NO ADDED VALUE TO PAYING MORE FOR SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE DURANGO HOME AND IT BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME FOR INSPECTION. THE VALVE TRAIN IS FINE, BUT THE BOTTOM END HAS 2 BENT CONNECTION RODS. THESE RODS JUST RANDOMLY BENT. THE HEADS ARE FINE, THERE IS NOT WATER LEAKING, GASKETS ARE FINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS OF THE RODS. *JS

STARTED TO WARM UP IN MORNING, SOMETHING BROKE UNDER THE HOOD. TURNS OUT A CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND NEED A NEW ENGINE. FANTASTIC. HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE SHOP AND STILL IS THERE WHILE I TAKE A CAB TO WORK EVERY DAY. WILL NEVER BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN AND HAVE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW. WHAT A JOKE! *TR

BOUGHT OUR DURANGO NEW IN 2004,WITH THE 5.7 HEMI, SERVICED IT EVERY 3000 MILES. MY WIFE DRIVES IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN SHE GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND STARTED IT UP, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU HAD THROWN GRAVEL IN A WASHING MACHINE. IM SURE IT DROP A VALVE SEAT AND CHEWED IT UP. I HAVE 27 YEARS IN AUTOMOTIVE AND I KNOW YOU SHOULD GET MORE THAN 80,000 MILE OUT OF A HIGH TECH ENGINE LIKE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE.WE HAVE DODGES IN OUR FAMILY AND THIS IS A VERY BIG DISSAPOINTMENT BESIDES BEING VERY EXPENSIVE. DODGE IS BEING VERY CLOSED MOUTH ABOUT THIS VERY HUGE PROBLEM.

JUST LIKE NUMEROUS 2004 DURANGO OWNERS I HAVE EXPERIENCED .......A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ONCE I PASSED 80,000 MILES DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, REGULARLY MAINTAINED IT, AND OPERATED IT NORMALLY. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OPENED CONSIDERING THE LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER STATES TROUBLE WITH STARTING VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN, THE #3 CYLINDER WAS DOWN AND THERE WAS INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE AM AFTER DAILY USE,A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE FAN BELT BROKE OR STONES THROWING AROUND WAS HEARD AND OIL STARTED FLOWING FROM MOTOR. PIECES OF CAST METAL FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDST OF THE OIL....ROD BLEW THROUGH!!! ONLY 100K MILES AND OIL WAS FILLED, MAINTENANCE ALWAYS COMPLETED. WE ARE ORIG OWNERS. THIS WAS A $35K V8 ENGINE VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND AS SEEN ON THE EMONDS SITE AS WILL AS DODGE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECOURSE FOR THE OWNER WHO HAS DONE WHAT HE OR SHE WAS TO DO AS FAR AS UPKEEP ON THEIR VEHICLE??? AGAIN THIS IS NOT A CHEAP VEHICLE AND WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 WITH 1 INCOME. HOW AND WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? WE PURCHASE WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A GOOD QUALITY VEHICLE FROM A BIG 3 COMPANY!! *TR

WENT TO START MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING TO WARM UP, SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE UNDER THE HOOD. SHUT OFF, WAITED AND RESTARTED, SAME NOISE. IT IS SITTING AT A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE ITS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. I STILL HAVE YEARS TO PAY ON IT. BEEN TAKING A CAB TO WORK AND BACK EVERY DAY. I BOUGHT MY 2004 DURANGO BRAND NEW, NEVER BEAT IT UP, HAS ONLY 74K MILES, REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE READ OTHER INCIDENTS/COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING I AM GOING THROUGH. ITS PRETTY SAD TO DRIVE BY MY TRUCK EVERY DAY IN A CAB! *TR

I OWN A 2004 5.7L HEMI MAGNUM DODGE DURANGO..WHEN I WAS LEAVING SCHOOL THE OTHER NIGHT MY DURANGO STARTED FINE. WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD I ONLY GOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE BEFORE MY ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND JERKED REAL HARD, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID MY OIL LIGHT. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD I LOST THE POWER STEERING AS WELL,SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER MY DURANGO. I GOT OUT AS I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO CATCH FIRE. I CALLED FOR HELP AND WAITED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TOW TRUCK GUY GOT THERE AND TOLD ME THERE WAS OIL ALL UNDERNEATH OF MY TRUCK. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. GUESS WHAT? A ROD HAS BEEN PUSHED THROUGH MY ENGINE AND NOW I NEED A NEW ONE. MY DURANGO ONLY HAS 85,200 MILES ON IT. I AM REALLY MAD, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I HATE TO THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE AND WHAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I AM SURPRISED NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE.WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE FOR US, THE LAW IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FROM RE-OCCURING. I CAN SE IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT ITS NOT. I HAVE STARTED LOOKING AND I SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THAT IS ONLY ON A COUPLE BOARDS/FORUMS, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. I ENCOURGE ALL DURANGO OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE TO STEP FORWARD AND COMPLAIN, TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I ALREADY CONTACTED MY LOCAL NEWS, AND I WILL BE SENDING LETTERS TO REID BIGLAND (THE PRESIDENT OF CHRYSLER CORP). CHRYSLER/DODGE GOT A BAILOUT WHEN THEY WERE READY TO BE BANKRUPT, BUT WHERE DOES THAT HELP THE AVERAGE CONSUMER. WE ARE ALL HAVING DIFFICULT TIMES IN THIS ECONOMY, WHERE IS THE HELP FOR US? WE ARE LEFT TO PAY WELL OVER 6000 FOR ENGINE REPAIRS THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER CORP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. WE ALL NEED JUSTICE HERE. *TR

NOTICED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WATER WHEN IT RAINS THAT IT IS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. NOTICED THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT HAD A MISS FIRE ON A CYLINDER. SEAL FROM WINDSHIELD COWL IS NO LONGER MAKING A POSITIVE SEAL AND WATER IS DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND ALSO INTO THE SPARK PLUGS. USING YOU TUBE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE WHICH IN TURN HAS RESULTED IN WHAT IS CALLED HYRO-LOC OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSING PUSH RODS TO BREAK AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY FAIL, AS IN MY CASE PUSHING A ROD THRU THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE SPILLING OIL OUT ON TO THE STREET. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE LOOSING ALL POWER TO STEER AND CONTROL VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A MAIN HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60MPH AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AS DISASTROUS ACCIDENT.THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THE WATER PROBLEM AND THIS ENGINE CATASTROPHE RESULTING FORM THIS PROBLEM, AS OF TODAY DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NO KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS SORT, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THESE ISSUES AND ANY POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT MAY BE PENDING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED. NO INDICATION OR WARNING. ALWAYS MAINTAINED IAW THE MANUAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD HAD PUNCTURED THE MOTOR.THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A LONG DISTANCE 4 DAY WEEKEND, WHERE THE VEHICLE FOR THE MOST PART RAN FINE. IT STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DECELERATING (WHICH HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES PRIOR AND OUR LOCAL MECHANIC COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM). THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 6 MILES TO WORK (AGAIN WITH NO INCIDENT), I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS AND IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS AND RUBBER WERE FLYING ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD (HEAVY KNOCKING SOUND). HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE OIL HAS TURNED TO SLUDGE AND THAT THE MOTOR THREW A ROD. THE REPAIR QUOTE INCLUDES PUTTING IN A NEW MOTOR AND THE COST IS $4,000 - $5,000. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS AND STILL OWE ALMOST $8,000 ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A CRIME! *TR

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS FEELS LIKE THIS DREAM. ONE DAY MY TRUCK IS RUNNING GREAT AND THEN BAM OIL EVERY WHERE. ONE DAY I STARTED MY TRUCK UP AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF LETTING IT SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND IT HAD A TICKING NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF. I CALLED A MECHANIC HE CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS A STICKY LIFTER.I THEN CALLED DODGE TO GET PROFESSIONAL ADVICE BECAUSE MY MECHANIC IS NOT A CERTIFIED DODGE MECHANIC. A SERVICE ADVISER AT DODGE DEALERSHIP ON RT 112 IN MEDFORD AND HE TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING, TO JUST START THE TRUCK AND LET IT RUN FOR A WHILE. SO I DID AND MAYBE FIVE MINUTES OF IT BEING ON AND TICKING I HEARD A NOISE AND SAW OIL ON THE GROUND. NOW WHAT DO I DO.........I HAVE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A FULLY PAID PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL MY REGULAR OIL CHANGES THIS TRUCK WAS MY BABY I TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT, I LOVED IT AND ITS DEAD. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS TRUCK AND THIS PROBLEM WHEN WILL DODGE OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE 5.7 MOTOR .IT BREAKS MY HEART EVERY MORNING WALKING BY MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO TO START UP MY OLD BEAT UP 97 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 246K ITS SAD TO SAY THAT THIS RUSTED OLD PIECE OF JUNK GIVES ME NO PROBLEMS WITH ITS MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION, BUT MY NEW TRUCK CRAPPED OUT AT 116,000 CARS NOT ARE SUPPOSE TO DIE AFTER 100K ESPECIALLY HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. I NEVER EVEN GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY A LOAD OR TOW SOMETHING. DODGE MADE IT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS 100K...THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH ON THIS TRUCK. BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST PRAY THAT DODGE HELPS ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I INVESTED HARD EARNED CASH INTO AND NOW IT IS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ROTTING AWAY. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP? *TR

ENGINE BLEW WITH OUT ANY SIGN NO NOISE UNTIL IT WENT POOF AND CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE AND ROD WAS THROUGH THE BLOCK. IF MY HUSBAND WOULDN'T OF BEEN WITH ME AND MY KIDS WOULD OF BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSE I WOULD OF THOUGHT I JUST RAN OVER SOMETHING. IT S SCARY TO THINK WE COULD OF ALL DIED BECAUSE OF A BAD ROD THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THESE 5.7 ENGINES. *TR

AFTER HAVING BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER I WORKED FOR CHECKING TO SEE THAT WAS ONE OWNER AND SERVICE RECORDS WERE ON FILE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED AND WAS CONTINUED TO BE SERVICED THRU A DODGE DEALER AT 98,564 MILES WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE MOTOR THREW A ROD THRU THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. REPLACEMENT WAS MADE COSTING US $7000, NONE OF WHICH CHRYSLER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. NOW 2 YEARS LATER WE ARE APPROACHING 82000 MILES ON THE 2ND MOTOR AGAIN MAINTINANCED PROPERLY AND I'M EXPERIENCING THAT I CAN BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANYWHERE AND IT WILL JUST DIE. I HAVE 4 KIDS THIS IS OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. PLEASE HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS AS YOUR SIGHT REFLECTS OVER 650 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THINGS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE PRIOR TO THEM BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE?! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO A ROD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE OF MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (5.7LTR) CAME ON, THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND BOTH OF THOSE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAL AND A POP, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL FALL STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH QUICKLY TURNED A THICK BLACK COLOR. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THROUGH THE SMOKE, AS IT WAS SO DENSE. I GRABBED MY PHONE AND PROCEEDED TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD (THE VEHICLE WAS BLOCKING A LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MY TOWN). I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND THOUGHT, "AM I ON FIRE?". MY PASSENGER INSTRUCTED ME TO LOWER MY WINDOW BECAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER WAS YELLING SOMETHING AND MAKING HAND GESTURES. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE WINDOWS, I NOTICED THAT I HAD LOST ALL POWER. IN A PANIC I OPENED THE DOOR AND INSTRUCTED MY PASSENGER TO DO THE SAME. THAT WAS WHEN WE HEARD WHAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE SCREAMING. "GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, IT'S ON FIRE!". WHEN I TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THAT WAS WHEN I SAW THE FLAMES FLOWING UP THE WINDSHIELD ABOUT 4" LONG. WE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN ACROSS THE ROAD TO THE CURB, TURNED TO VIEW THE VEHICLE, SEEN THAT IT WAS A LARGE FIRE AND DECIDED TO RUN ABOUT 200-300 FEET AWAY FROM IT. JUST IN CASE IT EXPLODED. THE FIREMEN WERE THERE IN UNDER A MINUTE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS. I HAVE A LARGE FAMILY AND IT'S A GOOD THING THEY WERE NOT ALL WITH ME, AS IS THE CASE 90% OF THE TIME. I DO NOT KNOW IF I WOULD'VE HAD TIME TO GET THREE SMALL CHILDREN OUT OF THEIR CARSEATS IN TIME. THIS COULD'VE ENDED MUCH WORSE THAN IT DID. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER DODGE DURANGO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. MINE IS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. IT WAS ALWAYS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. ONE MORNING WE WENT TO TURN IT ON AND A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS A BROKEN ROD. WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS OR ANY WARNINGS WHATSOEVER, A ROD DECIDED TO BREAK. INCREDIBLE TO THINK THAT A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE WOULD BREAK FOR NO REASON WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE ROD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

I'VE OWNED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI SINCE 2005. WITH ONLY 151,960 MILES - TAKING EXCELLENT CARE AND PRIDE IN IT, THE #7 ROD HAS BEEN BENT. WATER HAS SOMEHOW GOTTEN INTO MY MOTOR CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, IT HAS HAD ISSUES RUNNING HOT, RUNNING POORLY WHEN IT RAINS AND ROUGH IDLE ON OCCASION. AFTER SITTING FOR 24 HOURS, I WENT OUT TO CRANK IT AND IT JUMPED (I THOUGHT A SMALL ANIMAL HAD CRAWLED INTO MY MOTOR) AND IT SHUT OFF. I THEN RE-CRANKED IT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A SEWING MACHINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND AM NOW LOOKING AT $4000 FOR ANOTHER MOTOR. I'VE HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY AT THE OTHERS HAVING THE ISSUES WITH THE SAME EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS SOMETHING CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE RIGHT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND LIVE WEEK TO WEEK, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS, BUT I HAVE TO. WORKING FULL TIME, CARING FOR A 10 YEAR OLD AND NOW APPLYING FOR A PART-TIME JOB IS WHAT THIS EXTRA EXPENSE IS CAUSING ME TO DO. I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING - IF I WIN THE LOTTERY, YOU BEST BELIEVE I WILL. CHRYSLER DO THE RIGHT THING....THIS IS HAPPENING TOO MUCH AND IS A DEFECT - NO DOUBT. TOYOTA DID A RECALL - MAYBE IF I'M EVER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ATLEAST THEY WOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. *KICKS SOAPBOX*. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR CAR NEW IN MAY 04. WE HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. LAST WEEK I GOT IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND IT MADE THIS LOUD NOISE LIKE ROCKS OR MARBLES IN THE ENGINE. THEN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO START, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT HAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CAR RAN FINE 2 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CAMSHAFT AND PISTONS NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT HAVEN'T REALLY TORN THE ENGINE APART TO DIAGNOSE EVERYTHING. TOTAL COST TO REBUILD THE BOTTOM HALF ONLY IS $5,000.00. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME IT WAS ONE OF THE CLEANEST ENGINES HE HAS SEEN TOO. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS TOO MUCH AND THEY WENT DOWN TO $4,100.00. BUT WE FOUND ANOTHER LICENSED SHOP TO REBUILD FOR LESS. THE SHOP DOING THE WORK HAS 3 OTHER DURANGOS AT HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE LASTED A LOT LONGER THAN 90,900 MILES. I CHECKED EDMUNDS.COM AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY SOLD OVER A MILLION AND A HALF OF THESE VEHICLES AND THIS IS A FLUKE THAT IT HAPPENED TO A FEW OF THEM. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER THE ENGINE BLEW. IT KNOCKED A WHOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND IMMEADIATELY STOPPED. THE ENGINE HAD 113,000 MILES ON IT AND MAINTENANCED REGUARLY. I HAVE READ IN SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE, I AM MILITARY AND LIVING ON A FIXED BUDGET AS IT IS AND CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE OF ANOTHER ENGINE. WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT THE 2004 HEMI'S ARE HAVING, THERE HAS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL, SO I AM NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE FAILING. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THAT AS WELL. *TT

WENT TO START THE DURANGO WHEN COLD HERD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I SHUT THE DURANGO OFF AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANYTHIG WAS STUCK UNDER THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 65000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWERTRAIN WARENTEE IS OUT ON 8/30/11. I CAN NOT PAY 6000 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT MOTOR AT THIS TIME AND NEED A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK.

SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 15 MPH ROD BROKE AND WENT THROUGH BLOCK. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. AT 120,000 MILES THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NO NOISE OR ANY WARNING , ALWAYS CHANGED OIL. DAUGHTER HAS HONDA WITH 200K ON IT AND STILL RUNS GREAT. WHAT IS WITH CHRYSLER?? REMEMBER THE OLD FIAT== FIX IT AGAIN [XXX]?? IF DODGE THINKS THEY WILL SELL ME ANOTHER CAR I DON'T THINK SO!! AND NOW THE DEALER IS TRYING TO PUT ME IN A NEW ONE! WILL GIVE ME A SONG FOR MINE. IT'S BROKE. AND FINDING A MOTOR IS NOT FUN EITHER. SEEMS THE JUNK YARDS CAN'T KEEP THEM. SELL AS SOON AS THEY GET THEM. IT'S TO BAD THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?? LOOKING TO PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN TO THIS CAR AND THEN I;M DUMPING IT. PROBABLY A NISSAN OR A TOYOTA. SORRY AMERICA I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO THROW IN TO AMERICA METAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING AND A LOUD KNOCKING STARTED. *TR

THE 5.7 DODGE DURANGO MOTOR IS A TICKING TIME BOMB THEY RUN SMOOTHLY THEN WITH OUT ANY WARNING BLOW UP. I ONLY HAD 122723 MILES ON IT WHEN IT BLEW IT RAN GREAT TILL THE ROAD CAME OUT THROUGH THE BLOCK. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR YOU TO MAKE CHRYSLER MAKE A RECALL ON THIS SOME ONE TO GET KILLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY CAUSE I'M GLAD I WAS WITH MY WIFE OR THAT CASE COULD OF BEEN SOONER THAN U EXPECTED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RELIABLE FOR THERE HUGE ENGINE MISTAKE IN THIS MIDDLE YEAR BEFORE THEY KILL SOME ONE GOING FROM 65 - 0 ON THE HIGH WAY IS TOTALLY UN SAFE COME ON GOVERNMENT STEP UP TO THE PLATE IF THIS WAS SO BACK YARD COMPANY YOU WOULD OF SHUT THEM DOWN BY NOW DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND FORCE THEM TO HAVE A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT BAD OR DIES. KIDS RIDE IN THESE VEHICLES IF WE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE COVER UP A PROBLEM WE WOULD BE PERSECUTED FOR CRIMINAL NEGLECT AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP IS DOING ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY'S SO STEP UP AD FORCE THE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT A CONNECTING ROD HAD DETACHED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,874. UPDATED 01/18/13*LJ

I BOUGHT MY DURANGO AT A USED DEALERS. IT HAD 56000 MILES ONE OWNER, 2010, CENTER COLUMN PANEL OVER HEATED AND YOU COULD SMELL PLASTIC BURNING. THE RADIO SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITION CONTROLS WELL ACTUALLY EVERYTHING WAS SO HOT YOU HAD TO TURN OFF TRUCK TO LET THAT CENTER PANEL COOL DOWN BEFORE YOU COULD TURN THEM OFF,THE NEXT THING I STARTED HEARING A BAD SHIFTING NOISE AND IT BANGED REALLY LOUD LIKE FROM THE REAR END I ASSUMED. NO MATTER IF YOU WERE DRIVING SLOW OR FAST THE TRUCK WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND SOUNDING LIKE A ROD OR SOMETHING WAS GOING TO COME THROUGH THE FLOOR. I HAVE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE DOWN WHEN WAS TOLD BUT THIS DIDN'T HELP AT THE TIME THE DOWNSHIFTING STARTED IT WAS 90,000 MILES ,NOW I AM AT 93,000 -OR 98,000 MILES AND SOMETHING IS REALLY KNOCKING TO ME I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FAN HITTING THE RADIATOR BUT NOT THE CASE, IT ALSO STALLS OUT IN THE RAIN AND ENGINE WONT START UNTIL AFTER RAIN HAS STOPPED, IT STALLS OUT ON SUNNY DAYS FOR NO REASON. YOU STILL HERE A THUD NOISE OR IT DOWNSHIFTING HARD AT 15 MILES AN HOUR OR IF YOU GO ANY SPEED IT CONTINUES TO DOWN SHIFT SHAKING THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER BUTTON BROKEN OFF FROM UNDER THE HOOD THE RUBBER AROUND THE HOOD KEEPS FALLING OFF INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS ARE SHORTING OUT. WHATS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK GOOD CARE FANTASTIC VEHICLE LOVE IT BUT IT HAS ISSUES BAD ISSUES. NOT DRIVABLE 930000# *KB

AT 93000 MILES WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON REPLACED TIRE AT NORMAL TIME TO CHANGE, BUT LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT. ALSO HAVING OTHER INSIDE PROBLEMS, ENGINE IS MAKING BAD NOISES, WIPERS DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME, AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COOL AIR EVEN HAVING IT FILLED WITH FREEON, CENTER PANEL OVER HEATS. AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ONE ELSE IN TRUCK. *KB

MY WELL MAINTAINED GARAGE KEPT 2004 5.7L DURANGO WITH 119,000 MILES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING FAILED TO START ONE MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD SEIZED AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE COST WOULD BE $7200. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD PREVIOUSLY WAS THAT IT WOULD STALL DURING EXTREME RAIN STORMS BUT IT OCCURRED INFREQUENTLY AND ONLY UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THIS A FEW MONTHS EARLIER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2004 AND HAD ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT EXACTLY AS RECOMMENDED. *KB

STARTED MY VEHICLE AND HEARD A HORRIBLE GRINDING METAL SOUND. TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT A ROD HAD BLOWN A TWO INCH HOLE IN MY ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL IN A PILE OF OIL UNDER MY VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS TOWED AND 2 LARGE CHUNKS FOUND UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. NO PROBLEMS PRIOR. VEHICLE RAN FINE THE DAY BEFORE. NO LIGHTS EVER CAME ON THE DASH EITHER, NO CHECK ENGINE...ETC. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE- I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR STORIES. HOPING A CLASS ACTION SUIT WILL BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING, SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN THINKING SOMETHING MAY BE UNDERNEATH, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH SAME RESULT. HAD VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC, SAYS THAT IT SOUNDS TO BE A PISTON ROD. TOOK OIL SAMPLE, AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS, ALONG WITH ALL WARRANTY AND RECALL WORK. FROM READINGS, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MECHANIC SAYS ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING USUALLY WHEN IT RAINS, OR DURING TURNS. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP MY VEHICLE STALLS / DIES! DO NOT GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE HAD A DODGE COMPUTER PUT ON IT AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. *TR

ON 12-7-11, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD BANG AND RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING FROM THE DASH BOARD NOR WAS THE ANY PINGING PRIOR TO THE ENGINES CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE ENGINE OIL WAS ALSO SPILL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC.WE HAVE RECEIPTS THAT SHOW WE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE REGULARLY. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY COOPERATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE 5.7 DODGE HEMI ENGINE. I ALSO RESEARCHED THAT, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE CHRYSLER CORP KNEW OF HE POTENTIAL FAILURE IN THE 2004/05 5.7 ENGINE, MADE THE CHANGES TO THE ENGINE BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE AND/OR ADVICE AS TO WHAT ACTION I AND MANY OTHERS SHOULD TAKE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO IT HAS BEEN A GOOD VEHICLE MY WIFE JUST LOVES IT BUT THE OTHER DAY SHE WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND WHEN SHE STARTED THE MOTOR IT STARTED MAKING THIS REALLY LOUD TICKING NOISE. WELL I CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME HE WOULD STOP BY ON HIS WAY HOME TO LISTEN TO IT HE DID AND SAID IT WAS NOT GOOD TO GO AHEAD AND BRING IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. I HAD IT TRAILERED INTO THE SHOP AND LATER THAT DAY IS WHEN WE GOT THE BAD NEWS. THE MOTOR HAS VERY SERIOUS INTERNAL PROBLEMS IT'S EITHER A ROD, WRIST PIN OR PISTON SKIRT AND CAN COST US UP TO $6,000 FOR NEW MOTOR OR REBUILD THE LOWER END OF THIS ONE THEY WILL NEED TO PULL THE MOTOR TO TELL FOR SURE WHAT IT IS, WE NEVER HAD ANY WARNING SIGNS AT ALL THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM IT JUST HAPPENED. SORRY BUT WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE A ENGINE EVERY 90,000 MILES AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE NOW, WE HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 5000 MILE PER MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I SEE THAT DODGE IS HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS AND ARE MISLEADING THE PUBLIC WITH ALL THE HYPE ABOUT THE HEMI MOTOR AND THEY ARE NOT DOING A DARN THING ABOUT THE ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING. MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT 4 MONTHS AGO OR 19000 MILES AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FEEL THE ENGINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 90,000 MILES AND I AM VERY PEED OFF ABOUT THIS HE HAVE OWNED DODGES FOREVER AND NOW THIS HAPPENS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! MY WIFE DOES NOT LIKE DODGE VERY MUCH NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE AND WATER LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WAS GOING TO LEAVE FOR WORK, STARTED MY TRUCK TO AN INSTANT HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND! NEVER EVEN PUT IT IN DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSED BY A ROD. NO WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE/OIL LIGHTS EVER CAME ON.. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FINE, AFTER THE RECALLS WERE DONE,. I HAVE 5 KIDS LOVE THE SPACE AND POWER. I HAVE HAD RECENT PROBLEMS WITH WATER IN THE CAR WASH AND WHEN RAINING MAKING IT WANT TO STALL BUT IT KEPT ON RUNNING. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL YESTERDAY MORNING. MY WIFE WENT OUT TO TAKE THE KIDS TO MCDONALD'S AND SHE SAYS "IT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE BALLOON POPPED" WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. NOW I HAVE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOUD TICK OR A KNOCK FROM THE PASSENGERSIDE BACK. IT HOWEVER SOUNDS LIKE A LAWN MOWER RUNNING WHEN IT DOES RUN AND PER VALVOLINE SERVICE "NO FIRE ON NUMBER EIGHT CYLINDER". AS I NOW HAVE READ I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WITH THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT ISOLATED. IF I HAD NOT BEEN DOING THE RECOMMENDED MATINANCE AND NOT KEEPING UP ON THIS TRUCK I COULD UNDERSTAND, BUT A VEHICLE COSTING OVER $32,000.00 NEW SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 97,000 MILES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND UP AND BE ACCOUNTABLE. *KB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HWY THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH (OUT OF TOWN) WHEN HE HEARD A VERY LOUD "POP". THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE HAD TO MAKE HIS WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND VERY LITTLE CONTROL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. HE SAID THE TRUCK JERKED SO HARD IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE HE HIT SOMETHING. WHEN HE MADE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. HE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A GARAGE. AFTER THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE SAID IT BLEW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COSTS ME NEARLY $30,000.00 AND HAD 129,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS I WAS TOLD THAT THESE ENGINES ARE KNOW FOR THIS PROBLEM. A JASPER REPLACEMENT ENGINE COST ABOUT $7000.00!!!! I TELEPHONED DODGE ON A FEW DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY I PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR EXPIRED. I SURELY THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A QUALITY VEHICLE BUT APPARENTLY I AM WRONG. I AM SURE GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY KIDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED, ONE WRONG MOVE AND THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR! THANK GOD NOBODY GOT HURT. NOW I AM STUCK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE????? I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE $7000.00 DOLLARS AND A USED ENGINE IS VERY HARD TO FIND DUE TO SO MANY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THEM! WHEN I WENT INTO WORK THE NEXT DAY, MY CO-WORKER WHO HAS THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COLOR, INFORMED ME HIS ENGINE BLEW TOO! COME ON DODGE-GET A CLUE! ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR HEMI'S HAVING PROBLEMS! I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU STAY IN BUSINESS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AS SHE EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,500. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,400.

BOLTS IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE TOO SMALL CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAKOFF AND CREATING A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE MOTOR. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO (71,300MI 5.7L HEMI) WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAD PULLED ONTO THE STREET AND WAS ACCELERATING TO 45MPH. I WAS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, MORE LIKE AN EXPLOSION, FOLLOWED BY VERY LOUD ''SLAPPING'' NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BURST, FOLLOWED BY DRIVING ON A DEAD FLAT TIRE. THE CAR WAS SLOWING VERY QUICKLY, AND IT HAD NO POWER. WITHIN SECONDS I REALIZED IT WAS A MAJOR ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND I WAS GOING TO BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE SO, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE SAME. THEY WOULD HAVE STOPPED WITHIN SECONDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS VERY BUSY ROAD. THE LOUD SLAPPING NOISES STOPPED ONCE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND VISUALLY CHECK AROUND. I SAW NOTHING OTHER THAN A SMALL TRAIL OF OIL BEHIND THE CAR, A SMALL PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVER''S SIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE UNDERSIDE AND ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVER''S SIDE. I HAVE MUCH MORE DETAILS TO THIS STORY, PLEASE REQUEST IF NEEDED, BUT THE DODGE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD THROWN A ROD, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING INSIDE THE ENGINE. NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR CHRYSLER, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A HEMI (SUPPOSED QUALITY) AND THE WARRANTY ONLY EXPIRED 1300 MILES AGO. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE 2004 DURANGO. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE HEADING TO THE DRS WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES AND HOUR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE. I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING SO I PULLED OVER. COME TO FIND OUT, I BLEW A HOLE IN MY ENGINE. NOT LIGHTS, NO WARNING! I HAVE GOTTEN ESTIMATES WHICH EQUAL BETWEEN $5,500 - $6,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME INVESTIGATIVE WORK AND COME TO FIND OUT, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE DODGE DURANGO THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I FIND MY STORY TO BE THE SAME THAT SO MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I TOO HAD MY ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 25 MILES AND HOUR TO 60 MILES AND HOUR WITH NO WARNING. MANY TIMES WHILE I WAS TURNING LOSING MY POWER STEERING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO MENTION NOW A MAJOR ECONOMIC ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THIS WITHOUT GOING IN DEBT. I NEED THE ASSISTANCE NHTSA WITH THIS SITUATION. PLEASE HELP ME & MY FAMILY! *TT

TRAVELING UPHILL AT 65 MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A HALT, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE, MY SPEED AT THIS POINT WAS 5 MPH (COASTING , NO ENGINE) I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES IN A SIMULAR STIUATION. I ALSO OWN TWO 2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS WITH THE SAME TYPE ENGINE, I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OF THE 2008-2011 CHALLENGER OWNERS AND THEY REPORT THE SAME THING HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS STITUATION IS WIDE SPREAD TROUGHOUT CHRYSLER WITH THE HEMI ENGINES, COMPUTER SYSTEM. THIS CAN BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THEIR DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND CHRYSLER, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TT

SUV HAD BEEN RUNNING JUST FINE, WITH NO WARNING ON A SATURDAY MORNING I LOADED UP THE KIDS TO GO TO THE POOL AND STARTED THE TRUCK. IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS BEING THROWN AROUND IN THE ENGINE AND MY HUSBAND IN THE GARAGE SAW SPARKS UNDER THE CAR. I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT AND RECEIVED ALL OF ITS SERVICE AND IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD. 2004 HEMI WITH 102000 MILES. DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD FIX IT FOR JUST OVER $10K WITH A NEW ENGINE OR $7500 FOR A USED ENGINE - ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! UPON INTERNET SEARCH, APPEARS THAT TOO MANY 04 HEMIS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I'M NOT READY TO PART WITH THIS TRUCK, I EXPECTED TO RUN IT FOR MANY MANY MANY YEARS - NOT 7. CHRYSLER OWES THE CONSUMERS FOR THIS SHODDY ENGINE. * ENDED UP GOING WITH A REMANUFACTURED JASPER ENGINE INSTALLED BY MOTORWORKS IN MONMOUTH, NJ - $6500. THIS IS FAR TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A 7 YEAR OLD CAR, I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WINDSHIELD COWSCREEN. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

OVERHEATING WHEN IN PARK, NEEDLE GOES DOWN WHEN YOU BEGIN TO DRIVE, TO VEHICLE FOR INSPECTIONS SAID NEED THERMOSTAT, UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, RADIATOR CAP, FAN CLUTCH AND NEW RADIATOR, REPLACED ALL OF THESE ITEMS, NOW OBD LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH A CODE STATING MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 1, HAD THE COIL REPLACED ALONG WITH ENGINE TUNE UP, DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER MISSED A SERVICE ON VEHICLE, HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR SERVICE REPAIR SINCE I PURCHASED IN 2004. VEHICLE DOES NOT DRIVE THE SAME, IT DRIVES LIKE SPARK PLUGS ARE MISS FIRING OR SOMETHING. *TR

I WENT OUT ON SUNDAY MORNING 8/21/2011 AFTER HAVING HAD MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L HEMI ,THAT I HAD PARKED SINCE FRIDAY. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE KEY AND THERE WAS A CLICK. TRIED AGAIN AND MORE CLICKS. THIRD TRY WAS A LOUD SERIES OF CLANKING AND CLICKING. HAD THE VEHICLE HAULED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN HARRISON AR. THEY INFORMED ME THE MOTOR HAD BLOWN A ROD. REPAIR WOULD BE $5000.00. I HAD BEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP A MONTH BEFORE AND INQUIRED ABOUT SUDDEN ENGINE DYING WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE HASS DONE THIS SEVERSL TIMES WHILE AT ANY SPEED WITH STEERING LOSS. VERY SCARY.I HAVE ALSO FULFILLED THE EARLIER RECALL OF HAVING THE REWIRING OF ALL THE VEHICLE. WAS VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE SERVICE AND TIMES IT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL SERVICED. PLEASE INFORM THE PROPER PERSONEL AND INFORM ME OF FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE, BUT THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT YET AWARE OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000. UPDATED 10/04/11*LJ UPDATED 3/29/12* CN

I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE TRUCK STARTED OVERHEATING AND I HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED, NOW I CAN NOT ACCELERATE, THE TRUCK IS MAKING A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE. FOR THE FIRST 3 YRS OF OWNING MY TRUCK, IT WORKED WONDERS, IT NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS. AND THEN JUST ONE DAY IT OVERHEATED, IT KEPT CUTTING OFF ON MY WHILE IN IDLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND NOW I HAVE NOT VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH. DODGE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTS IN THEIR VEHICLES AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GO ON VACATION FOR MEMORIAL DAY. OUT OF NOWHERE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START OUR DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE, THERE WAS COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. WE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL. WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC COME IMMEDIATELY OUT OF HIS HOUSE AT THE SOUND AND TELL US TO SHUT IT DOWN AND GET BACK BECAUSE OF A RISK OF FIRE. HE GAVE US THE GOOD NEIGHBOR DISCOUNT TO GET IT COMPLETELY REBUILT, BUT THAT IS STILL OVER $4000. I THINK THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP UP AND START HELPING ALL THESE POOR PEOPLE OUT WITH THESE REPAIRS, AFTER ALL AMERICA HELPED THEM OUT WHEN THEY NEEDED IT MOST.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 V8 LIMITED. 6MONTHS AGO TO BE EXACT. I WENT ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND PARKED THE TRUCK IN MY FAMILY'S YARD. COMING HOME FROM VACATION I WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK WAS STARTED UP AND FAMILY MEMBERS HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. WHEN I ARRIVED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE I WAS AMAZED BY THE KNOCKING NOISE AND IT ACTUALLY GETS LOUDER IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS. LONG STORY SHORT I NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE . CAR HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN BEAUTIFULLY TILL THIS INCIDENT. I AM NOW OUT OF A TRUCK AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND I AM TOLD DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERS NO SOLUTIONS. THIS IS HOW AMERICA'S CAR MAKERS TREAT THEIR CONSUMERS. I ALONG WITH OTHERS FEEL THIS IS A BLACKEYE TO THE AMREICAN CONSMER FROM DODGE. NEW OR USED ENGINES START AT $3000 AND YOU STILL HAVE NO PROMISES THAT YOU WONT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.I CANT UNDERSTAND THIS ENGINE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. *TT

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI TRUCK STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED VEHICLE TO GARAGE WAS TOLD ENGINE THREW A ROD WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. TRUCK HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT WELL MAINTAINED AND RAN PERFECT TILL THIS. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARNING IT SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND STALLED IN PASSING LANE. NOW IM BEING TOLD MY MOTOR IS SEIZED UP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FORK OUT. *TR

MY 2004 DURANGO 5.7 HEMI WAS BOUGHT IN 2003 BRAND NEW OFF OF GOODWINS LOT IN OUR TOWN OF NEW CASTLE, IN. WE HAD THE TRUCK APPROX. 3 YEARS BEFORE WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LIKE A "TICKING" NOISE, WHEN IT RAINED, THE TRUCK WOULD DIE--IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD-WHILE DRIVING, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS-TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE OIL WAS CHANGED PER EVERY 3 MTHS-AS INSTRUCTED, BUT THE TRUCK STILL SEEMED TO RUN LOW ON OIL. FINALLY, THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT-- 2 WKS AGO-THE TRUCK BEGAN "TICKING" AGAIN--EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T RAINING-THEN MADE A LOUD "POP" NOISE-AND DIED--SMOKE COMING UNDER THE HOOD AND OIL SPURTING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK'S BODY. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC-HE SAID, "THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS A HOLE IN IT FROM A ROD THAT SOMEHOW BROKE LOOSE--THE TRUCK LOOKS AS IF IT'S BEEN LOSING OIL FOR SOME REASON"-THIS PROBLEM WAS FROM NO FAULT OF THE OWNER-I FEEL UPKEEP HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS TRUCK SO IT WASN'T FROM NEGLIGENCE". WE NOW HAVE TO PUT A BRAND NEW ENGINE IN OUR TRUCK AND I HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE FOR A MONTH! AFTER REVIEWING MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 DURANGO--AND NOTING THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE SIMILAR DANGEROUS ISSUES WRONG WITH THEIR TRUCK-I FEEL DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SUV AND RECALL IT--@ LEAST THE ENGINE/OIL PROBLEMS. WHEN SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE "LOCKING" UP WHILE DRIVING--DODGE WILL HAVE A SUIT ON THEIR HANDS--AND I WILL BE A PART OF IT!! *TR

VEHICLE: 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE 5.7L HEMI V8 ENGINE. 130,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAYS SPEED (50 MPH) IT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. ROD FAILURE. CONNECTING ROD SIMPLY BROKE IN HALF FOR NO REASON. FAILURE IS NOT THE RESULT OF NEGLECTED MAINTENANCE! THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AS PRESCRIBED IN THE OPERATORS MANUAL WAS STRICTLY FOLLOWED USING THE RECOMMEND OIL (MOBIL 1 5-30W). MECHANICS SUMMATION OF CAUSE WAS "POOR QUALITY CONNECTING ROD FROM MANUFACTURER". THE INTERNALS OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO WEAR AND WAS VERY CLEAN. REPLACED ENGINE WITH USED ENGINE COST WAS OVER $3000. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI FATAL ENGINE FLAW. ON SUNDAY APRIL 17TH 2011, I WENT OUT TO START UP MY CAR AND THE MOST HORRIBLE BANGING, CLANKING NOISES CAME FROM THE ENGINE, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CAR WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.THIS ENGINE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAD ONLY 76,400 MILES ON IT. I HAD THE 7/70000 WARRANTY. I FILED A CASE WITH DODGE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER. "[XXX]" HAD ME GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY DODGE DEALER (AT MY EXPENSE). THEN AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE THE DEALER WANTED AN HOUR OF SERVICE TO "INSPECT THE ENGINE." ($105) TWO DAYS LATER THE DEALER CALLED SAYING THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF WANTED THEM TO INSPECT THE "BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE" AND AUTHORIZE ANOTHER 2HRS OF LABOR. THE INITIAL "ENGINE INSPECTION" WAS APPARENTLY ONLY THE "TOP OF THE ENGINE" WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE CLEAN WITH NO SLUDGE OR SIGNS OF NEGLECT. I STILL HAD NO ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DODGE REFUSED TO GIVE ME MORE THAN $1500 SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND A NEW "REMAINED" ENGINE WOULD BE $7900!! I DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR FOR SCRAP, DODGE DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE OF A$ 40,000 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT SELF DESTRUCT JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I WAS OUT OVER $300 AND FOUGHT WITH DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR OVER 3WEEKS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE FLAW HAPPENED THE WHEELS MAY HAVE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR COULD HAVE ROLLED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THIS SIGHT. DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO UNLOCK AND LOCK. SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND ONE OF THE ENGINE PISTONS CAME THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER HOME WHERE IT REMAINED PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WERE HOLES WITHIN THE ENGINE AND THE PISTON CASINGS WERE SHATTERED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL), DUE TO THE CONTACTS ORIGINAL DEALER BEING OUT OF BUSINESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,050.

2004 DODGE DURANGO 107,000 MILES ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY ENGINE BLEW A ROD, WHILE GOING 55 MPH, I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, TOWED IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I COULD PAY THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY FROM OIL SLUDGE FROM NOT TAKING CARE OF THE CAR. THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONES DOING MY OIL CHANGES FOR THE LAST YEAR. THEY TOLD ME THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER WITH THE 04 DURANGO ENGINES... *TR

ENGINE THREW A ROD AND TORE A HOLE IN ENGINE BLOCK WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT WARNING DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. *TR

WIFE DROVE 2004 DURANGO WITH 5.7L HEMI TO WORK LAST NIGHT, WHEN STARTED IT TO COME HOME MADE LOUD NOISE. I TRAILERED IT HOME, CALLED MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. HE SAID I HAD BROKEN ROD IN ENGINE. OIL&FILTERS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS. VERY UPSET DODGE WILL NOT COVER THIS. NEEDS NEW MOTOR!!!!!!!! ONLY 123,000 MILES. *TR

FOUND OUT THAT THE TICKING NOISE WAS #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT AND HITTING THE BAFFLE ABOVE THE CRANKSHAFT. IT BENT WHEN DEALER CALLED AN TOLD ME I HAD A MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEM, AS I WAS DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAY ,THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE I THOUGHT IT WAS A VALVE PROBLEM. WORKING ON FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A ENGINE REPLACEMENT ONLY 147,000 MILE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,500 MILES THERE NEEDS TO BE A IMMEDIATE RECALL THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND SOME ONE WILL END UP HURT. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO W/5.7 HEMI ENGINE. PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR WITH OVER 60K MILES AND I PUT LESS THAN 20K ON IT FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED UNTIL THE TIME THE ENGINE WENT. THE CAR WAS 15K SO WE STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE ON IT. I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE BUT STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF WORK AND WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPLACE A MALFUNCTIONED ENGINE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR MAINT. VEHICLE LOOKS NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINT DONE ON A REG. BASIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO W/ A 5.7 HEMI. DROVE THIS VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERYDAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I LOVED THIS SUV! IT WAS BY FAR THE NICEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. FRIENDS JOKED THAT I BABIED IT MORE THAN I DID MY CHILDREN. I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY. BEING AN EX-MECHANIC, I AM VERY AWARE OF THE NECESSITY OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SAT. WIFE WENT TO GO DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING SUN MORNING AND CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE TURNED OVER A LITTLE AND THEN THERE WAS A THUNK NOISE AND WOULDN'T RESTART. I WENT OUT AND TRIED TO START THE DURANGO. ON THE THIRD TRY, THE ENGINE STARTED. THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BENDIX WAS STUCK ON THE STARTER. I TRIED TAPPING ON THE STARTER TO DISENGAGE IT TO NO AVAIL. I REPLACED THE STARTER WITH A NEW ONE AND GOT THE SAME SOUND. I CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE CAME TO MY HOUSE TO HEAR THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE STARTED THE ENGINE, THE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLY LOUDER. AFTER AN HOUR OF CRAWLING AROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE IT APPEARED TO BE AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM. ON FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE BLOCK. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, INSURANCE, AND TAGS. AFTER ALL THE OTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DONE AND THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE I HAVE FOUND WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER HASN'T RELEASED A RECALL. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE DURANGO HAS APPROX. 95,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THIS EARLY TO THIS AMOUNT OF ANY VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/23/11 *TR

MY HUSBAND STARTED THE DURANGO AND HEARD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE FOUND A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDERNEATH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A ROD HAD SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN AND THAT OUR ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE OIL CHANGES AND UPKEEP. THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WE HAD DRIVEN ALL OVER AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO THIS THERE HAD BEEN TWO OCCASSIONS WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN AND I COULDNT CONTROL THE STEERING OR BRAKES BUT THEY HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR APART AND STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WASNT IN BUSY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER ANY ENGINE LIGHTS ON. EVEN THE MORNING WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE CLICKING SOUND THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG HEARD FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED THE PRODUCTION OF THE SPECIFIC MODEL ENGINE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,600. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/16/11 *JB

I'VE HAD MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SINCE 2006, PURCHASE IT WHILE LIVING IN PADUCAH, KY. VERY NICE FAMILY VEHICLE I THOUGHT, UNTIL ABOUT 1YR AGO, WHEN I DISCOVER WHEN IT RAIN HARD, OR I TAKE TRUCK THROUGH A CARWASH, IT SHUTS OFF ON ME. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND WHEN I TURN OFF ON EXIT OR STREET, IT INSTANTLY SHUTS OFF, WHICH LEAVES MY TAIL ENDS HANGING OUT. THANK GOD I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I USED THIS TRUCK FOR PERSONAL REASONS AS WELL AS TAKING KIDS BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO WOLFCHASE CHRYSLER DODGE, HERE IN MEMPHIS 02/2011 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH I FELT WAS ANOTHER WASTE OF MY MONEY, BECAUSE CHAD WAS SO MUCH UNHELPFUL AND UNCONCERN. HE TOLD ME ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS, IN WHICH I ALREADY KNEW I NEEDED BRAKES. HE CLAIMS THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON WHY I FINALLY TOOK IT THERE WHEN I HAD MONEY. THINKING THEY WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. SAD THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I SEE WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL!!! HELP PLEASE'. IT'S SO STRANGE THAT I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 DURANGO. I HAD MY OIL CHANGE FRIDAY 04/22/11 AT JIFFY LUBE. ON SATURDAY 04/23/11, I WAS OUT DRIVING AND MY TRUCK START SHAKING, SO I TURNED ONTO THIS LOT BESIDE MENEKINE SHOP, BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY TIRES WAS COMING OFF WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK, THE TIRES WAS OK. SO, I WALKED OVER TO THE OWNER AND ASKED COULD HE SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. HE MANAGED TO GET IT STARTED BACK UP, TO PULL IT UNDER THE GARAGE. HE CHECKED THE OIL, WHICH WAS IN THERE, PUT IT ON A MACHINE, WHICH GAVE HIM 6 CODES, SOMETHING ABOUT A MISFIRE, AND SOMETHING BEING RICH. HE CONTINUE TO CHECK A LOT OF THINGS AND HE NOTICE MY OIL LIGHT COULDN'T BE RESET, AND ALSO STATED SOMETHING ABOUT MY VALVE ARE KNOCKING AND THAT I NEEDED A NEEDED A MOTOR. OMG!!!, WHEN IT RAINS, IT POUR. I CALLED CHRYSLER DODGE AGAIN, AND CHAD ANSWERED THE PHONE. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE MOTOR. HE TO. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH 91,855 MILES. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING, 30 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION, WHERE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR OF THIS AGE WITH THIS MILEAGE. THEY ADVISED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 70,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MANY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT CREATES A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. JUST FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER TODAY AND HOPE THAT THEY DO THE RIGHT THING - UNLESS THEY DON'T CARE IF I EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM AGAIN! *TR

I WENT OUT TO START MY VEHICLE, ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 28, TO LET IT WARM UP, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT AND POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE, WAS VISIBLE. IT WASN'T. WE CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME TO OUR HOUSE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND AFTER HE TRIED TO START IT, HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF TOO. HE TOLD US HE REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOTOR AND THAT IT HAD THROWN A ROD. HE TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE, WHICH I WOULDN'T HAVE ANYWAY, CONSIDERING THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING! WE CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE CALLED US TO TELL US IT DEFINITELY WAS THE MOTOR. WE HAVE TO GET A NEW MOTOR WHICH IS GOING TO COST US SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4-5,000! WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY!!!! FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A 2004 DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI. WE CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE LITERALLY WENT ALL AROUND THE SUBJECT OF HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND IF THERE WAS SOMETHING CHRYSLER COULD DO TO HELP! THEY WANT $6,000 JUST FOR A MOTOR! THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!! I CONTACTED ONE PLACE CHECKING ON A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND THE GENTLEMAN SAID "YOU'RE LUCKY, MOST PEOPLE WITH THAT YEAR DURANGO, HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR MOTORS 2-3 TIMES!" LUCKY, ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHO COULD AFFORD TO DO THAT 2-3 TIMES??? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND BACK THEIR NAME UP BY TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE. *TR

I USE OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE TO TAKE OUR 3 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, MAINTAINING EVERYTHING! 4 DAYS AGO WE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE STORE AND AT START UP THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND. WE STOPPED TRYING TO START IT THEN TRIED ONCE AGAIN. MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD SMELLED OIL AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WE HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE VEHICLE MADE NO OTHER SOUND PRIOR AND DROVE 100% FINE THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER SEARCHING, WE HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE IN PURSUIT OF ANY TYPE OF JUSTICE FROM THIS. OUR EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US WE WERE TOLD "NO" AND WERE ALSO TOLD WE WERE THE 2ND PEOPLE TO CALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE DURANGO ALONE...BUT THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE BETWEEN CERTAIN YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS AN OIL SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE ROD PUNCTURED THE ENGINE. THE REPORT FILED TO THE MANUFACTURER WAS #20713758. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE RELATIVE TO SOMETHING BLOWING UP, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DODGE DURANGO 2004, 5.7 HEMI ENGINE , I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT I JUST HEAR A NOISE BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T START. AT THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE START IT, BUT IT WAS A MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THAT INCREASED WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH MY CAR, I BOUGHT IT OVER TWO YEARS AGO. I BEEN DOING THE SERVICES AT LEAST EVERY 3,000 MILES , BUT THE THING THAT MAKE ME UPSET IS THAT I WAS DOING THE SERVICES AT DALLAS DODGE, I MAY HAVE PROOF OF SOME OF THOSE SERVICES. BUT IN THE LAST SERVICE I WENT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE, IT WAS A GUY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING IN CHOPS HIS WHOLE LIFE , AND THE FIRST THING THAT HE NOTICE WHEN HE WAS CHANGING THE OIL IS THAT WAS SO DIRTY. HE ASK ME ABOUT HOW OFTEN I WAS DOING THE OIL,WHEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT EVERY 3,000 MILES, AT THE END HE DID THE COMMENT THAT THEY WERE NOT CHANGING THE OIL. WELL NOW I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT MY ENGINE, AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO REPLACE A ENGINE THAT GOES FROM 4,750 TO 6,700, I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ENGINE, NOW THE ENGINE AND THE BAD SERVICE IT MAKE IT WORSE. I KNOW YOU GUYS MUST HAVE HUNDREDS OF THIS MESSAGES BUT REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME WITH SOME DIRECTIONS, WELL AT LEAST IF THIS DOES NOT HELP ME, IT MAY HELP SOMEBODY ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 4X4 SPITS, SPUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN IN THE RAIN. IT ONLY DOES THIS IN THE RAIN AND DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT'S MY WIFE'S CAR THAT SHE USES TO TAKE OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY. MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE HEMI 5.7 LITER V8. OVER THE LAST WEEK IT WAS OCCASIONALLY HARD TO START WHEN THERE WAS RAIN, OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE, IS USED FOR LIGHT DUTY ONLY AND HAS HAD PROPER WEIGHT OIL USING MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC AT EACH OIL CHANGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FRIDAY NIGHT FROM WORK, STARTED FINE, DROVE HOME FINE, STOPPED AT A STORE ALONG THE WAY, NO ISSUES STARTING IT AFTER. UPON ARRIVING HOME I SHUT IT OFF, WITH NO ISSUES APPARENT. I DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE SATURDAY. SUNDAY AFTERNOON I PROCEED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MAKES A LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG AND STALLS. OIL WAS RUNNING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE HAS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 111K MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED OTHER THEN THE OCCASIONAL ISSUE TO START WHEN IT WAS RAINING. REPAIRS ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $5500 TO $7000 AS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY RUINED. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED MANY OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN BETWEEN 80,000 AND 120,000 MILES. *TR

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. DODGE DURANGO 2004 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. HAS 84,000 MILES. WHICH IS LOW MILES FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. DROVE THE SUV THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS RUNNING FINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC. NEXT DAY GO OUT TO START IT UP AND HEAR LOUD NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID A ROD BROKE. MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AT 84,000 MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OR THE USE OF BELOW STANDARDS PARTS. ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE ENGINE. THESE CARS COST 35,000 DOLLARS THEY SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. THIS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. PEOPLE ARE CLEARLY BEING SOLD A DEFECTED PRODUCT. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. DEFECTIVE ENGINE MANUFACTURES AND SOLD BY DODGE. NO RECOURSE GIVEN TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME EXACT DEFECT. REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $3000-6000. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT THE DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE. THEN THE NEXT DAY UPON LEAVING FOR WORK IN THE MORNING IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED LOOSE PARTS IN THE ENGINE CAUSED BY OVERCONSUMPTION OF OIL AND SLUDGE. HOW THE HECK CAN A CAR COMPANY GET AWAY WITH THIS. I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI. 50000 MILES. WAS RUNNING FINE. STARTED IT UP AFTER WORK GOT A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. WENT BACK TO DEALER FOUND THAT IT WAS A BENT ROD. STILL UNDER THE 7/70 WARRANTY. TOOK THEM A DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE COMMENTS THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN RIGHT AWAY. *TR

THE PISTON ROD BROKE OFF CAUSING THREE HOLES TO FORM IN THE OIL PAN. IT ALSO, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH THE HEMI 5.7 L. IT HAS 127,000 MILES ON IT. WE'VE TAKING GREAT CARE OF IT! THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS DROVE IT WAS A GREAT RIDE, THEN WITH OUT WARNING WENT STARTED IT UP THERE WAS LOUD BANG!!! AND IT STARTED SHAKING. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND IT THREW A ROD!! I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS. YES I'VE HAD SMLL PROBLEMS WITH IT OVER THE YEARS PUT A NEW THERMOSTAT IN IT CAUSE OF OVER HEATING NEW BRAKES IT DIED OUT ON ME A FEW TIMES WITH NO REASON SO I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS SO I STARTED PUT THE HIGHER GRADE IN IT AND THAT SEEMED TO STOP THAT. BUT THIS NO WARNING!!! I HAVE BEEN READING AND THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMTHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OT KILLED!! I WAS LUCKY I HADNT EVEN LEFT MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED!! NOW I AM GOING TO BE OUT THOUSNADS OF DOLLARS THAT I DONT HAVE TO EITHER GET THIS FIXED OR A NEW CAR. I CANT AFFORD THAT I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED I DIDNT KNOW ALL THE RECALLS THAT HAS BEEN ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY. NOW I KNOW WHY I DONT HAVE INSIDE LIGHTS WE UNHOOKED THEM CAUSE THEY WOULDNT GO OFF. COME ON DODGE DO SOMTHING BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT IN THIS VEHICLE. TAKE RESPONSIBLITY & MAKE A RECALL!! THERE IS 156 POSTINGS ON HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS HOW MANY MORE BEFORE DODGE DOES SOMETHING? I AM GOING TO POST THIS WEBSITE AND LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT I FOUND IT ON ACCIDENT LASTNIGHT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW!! I DONT KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS NOR BUY ANOTHER CAR!! *TR

1. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS LIT: SERVICE CAN SEE NO REASON FROM COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS. 1A. ENGINE IDLES ROUGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER A RAIN STORM. 2. ENGINE WON'T START UNLESS GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED: THEN STALLS UNLESS IDLE REMAINS AT LEAST 1500 RPMS. 3. TOOK TO SERVICE SHOP: DIAGNOSIS IS CYLINDER # 7 HAS NO COMPRESSION AND COMPUTER SHOWS 8 SYSTEM FAULTS RELATING TO FAILURE OF CYLINDER # 7. RESEARCH FROM INTERNET FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000. NO GUARANTEES REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE DODGE DURANGO IN QUESTION WAS PARKED ON FRIDAY FEB 25, 2011 AND WAS RUNNING PERFECT. IT WAS NOT MISSING OR KNOCKING. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011 WE CRANKED THE DURANGO AND IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN KNOCKING EXTREMELY BAD. TOOK THE DURANGO TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADS WERE RUINED AND THE BLOCK WAS BUSTED FROM A PISTON ROD BENDING. ENGINE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE DURANGO IS IN PERFECT SHAPE OTHERWISE AND WITH ONLY 83465 MILES I EXPECTED MORE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS VEHICLE COST.

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, V8, 5.7 WITH A HEMI & A 102,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER & HAVE BABIED THIS CAR FROM THE GET GO. WE RECENTLY JUST REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END, TUNED IT UP & WAS HEADING TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED & BALANCED FOR OUR FAMILY SPRING BREAK VACATION. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START IT, IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE & THREW A ROD THROUGH MY ENGINE, INTAKE & OIL PAN. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MONEY I HAVE PUT IN THIS CAR TO KEEP IT MAINTENANCED & WHAT I PAID FOR IT, TO JUST BLOW WITH NO WARNING. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR & ENGINE, DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP & TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & MAKE A RECALL. I AM NOW GOING TO BE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A CAR I STILL OWE ON & MY VACATION HAS BEEN RUINED & HAD TO BE CANCELED. I AM THANKFUL HOWEVER THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH MY LITTLE BOY IN THE CAR. TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH DODGE FOR NOT RECALLING THIS ENGINE SOONER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WITH ONLY 78,000 MILE ,THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE ONE DAY. VERY QUIET AND SMOOTH. I WENT TO START IT A DAY OR TWO LATER ,AND THERE WAS A CLANKING SOUND OUT OF THE ENGINE,VERY LOUD, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS, AFTER LETTING IT RUN A BIT ,ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NOISE STOPPED .BUT NOW THERE'S HEAVY BLUE SMOKE POURING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. BEING A RETIRED MECHANIC I KNOW THIS IS A VERY BAD OIL ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS 5.7 ENGINE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THIS ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PISTONS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER AND THEN STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REGIONAL TEST SITE, DISMANTLED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER WAS DISINTEGRATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600.

DROVE THE DURANGO HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8PM THE NIGHT BEFORE. WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 7:30AM , HEARD A LOAD POP NOISE AND THEN IT SHUT OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP IT HAD AN AWFUL TAPPING NOISE, SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE BACK OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 130,000 MILES ON IT, MOST BEING HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I STILL HAVE 6 PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT. WHY WILL DODGE NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, AS IT IS OBVIOUS BY THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM. IN THESE BAD ECONOMIC TIMES PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOSE WHAT THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP. I THINK I WILL GO TO THE NEWS MEDIA ON THIS TO MAKE AMERICANS AWARE NOT TO PURCHASE DODGE PRODUCTS. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI V8 HAD 134,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES, FLUIDS ALWAYS CHECKED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND THEN PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START IT AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND WITHOUT SUCCESS I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED AND WOULD REQUIRE A REBUILT. THE COST WOULD BE $6300 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF YET. AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A FAULTY PRODUCT TO CONSUMERS. *TR

AFTER NOTHING BUT NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCES, UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 L HEMI V8, THERE WAS A LARGE WRENCHING SOUND AND THE SUBSEQUENT BANGING IN THE TIMING OF THE ENGINE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT WAS FINE AND ACTUALLY AVERAGED 20 MPG AS PER USUAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LATER INFORMED ME THAT A VALVE LIFTER, ROCKER ARM, AND PISTON HAD ALL GONE AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR. SINCE I ONLY HAVE 116,000 MILES ON IT AND SERVICE IT REGULARLY, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. THIS FEELING IS ALSO JUSTIFIED BY THE FACT THAT I CAN EASILY FIND OVER 100 POSTINGS ON VEHICLE FORUMS RELATED TO ENGINE FAILURE AT START-UP, IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS, ALL WITH SIMILAR OUTCOMES TO MINE. THERE WAS NO RECOURSE OFFERED BY THE DEALER, WHO INSTEAD OFFERED ME AN OPTION OF A $6500 REBUILD OR $450 FOR THE CAR AS-IS AND WERE TOO EAGER TO GET ME INTO THEIR SHOWROOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN RATTLING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE SHARDS OF METAL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 90,800.

DODGE DURANGO, HEMI 5.7 LITER ENGINE WENT OUT. STARTED OUT WITH A TICKING NOISE THAT I WOUND OUT TO BE THE #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT AND HITTING THE BAFFLE ABOVE THE CRANKSHAFT. IT BROKE, AS I WAS DRIVING IT ONTO THE LIFT, AND SENT THE ROD THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. ENGINE IS DEAD, 116K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONNECTING ROD TO THE ENGINE BROKE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE OIL ON THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WENT OUT AFTER THE OIL BURNT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 30, 2010 I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. GOT IT TO MY MECHANICS AND AS WE WERE PUTTING IT ON THE LIFT THERE WAS A BIG BANG AND THEN THE TICKING BECAME MORE OF A HAMMERING NOISE. WE REMOVED THE MOTOR ON THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 2011 TO FIND THAT THE #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKE AND GONE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THROUGH SOME USER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING USUALLY BETWEEN 90 - 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES ON IT. ORDERED A NEW MOTOR ON FRIDAY JANUARY 7,2011. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH DURING MY NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO A "LAWN MOWER". THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE A PISTON FRACTURING A BLOCK IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 DURANGO ALL MAINTENANCE KEPT UP, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN ONE DAY WENT TO START CAR MADE LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, DEALER SAID BLOWN CYLINDER. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 V8. VEHICLE HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. WHEN I WENT OUT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT START. SOUNDED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY OR POSSIBLY THE STARTER FROZEN UP (RAPID CLICKING NOISE) AFTER TRYING TO JUMP START THE ENGINE, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SHOWED ME A GAPING HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHERE IT HAD THROWN A ROD. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE WITHOUT TEARING APART THE ENGINE AND COSTING A LOT MORE MONEY, BUT ENGINE WAS TRASH AT THAT POINT AND NO NEED SPENDING MORE MONEY ON TRASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT HEMI (5.7 V8) WITH 71,000 MILES. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE AS VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND NO WARNING VIA SOUNDS/FEEL/OR LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING 2 SUBSTANTIAL CRACKS AND LEAKAGE OF OIL. ONLY OPTION FOR REPAIR IS A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. LOUD BAG THEN RAPPING SOUND. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, SHUT OFF, DETERMINE LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. TOWED TO GARAGE. OIL LEAKED THROUGH CRACKED BLOCK DUE TO BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE PER MANUFACTURES SPECS. REPLACING ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE UPON EXITING INTERSTATE BLEW THE ENGINE. STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED. 4,000LB SUV REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT CAREENED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. THERE ARE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. IS THERE NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? WE PAID LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO SUPPORT CHRYSLER AND THEIR IS NO POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE BUYER. PLEASE SEE LINK HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1DD4B2. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. IN JULY AND AUGUST OF 2010 I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF STALLING AND HESITATION, MANY TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR AS WELL AS 30 MILES PER HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITH NO POWER IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED DURING RAINING AND SUNNY CONDITIONS. VARIOUS TIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND KEEP FOR DAYS. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP CHARGED FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND COMPLETE TUNE-UP OF PLUGS WIRES, ADJUSTMENTS, ETC. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALLOW TO SIT IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO CUT DOWN ON DRIVING IT DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2010, THANKSGIVING DAY, I WHEN OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND A LOUD THUMPING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A BLOWN PISTON OR ROD IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE THEN FOUND MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE DESCRIBING THIS SAME DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND ENGINE AS MINE. SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF CHRYSLER IS NOT FORCED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES. IF THIS WERE TOYOTA, YOU WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING ACTION AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. YOU MUST DO THE SAME THING AGAINST CHRYSLER WHO HAS GIVEN THE PUBLIC A BAD AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH COST TO REPAIR AND SHOULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO THE CONSUMER WHILE THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED THE ABILITY AND PROTECTION TO IGNORE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC DEPENDS ON YOU FOR JUSTICE AND RECOMPENSE ON PRODUCTS THAT ARE INFERIOR AND UNSAFE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION FOR RECALL AND REPLACEMENT AND/OR REPAIR OF ALL 2004 AND LATER 5.7 HEMI ENGINES RIGHT AWAY. THERE ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT CASES AND REPORTS AS I FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT ALONE. *TR

THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN I DECELERATE OR TURNING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO DIED DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 40 OR 50 MPH. I HAVE FELT THE VEHICLE CUTTING OUT AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO IT WON'T DIE. RECENTLY, IT DIED AS I WAS TURNING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT WORK, AND IT TOOK SIX TIMES OF TRYING TO START IT BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN.

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 4.7. THE MILES ARE 117,000. MY WIFE NOTICED A LOUD TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE DURANGO I CAME OPEN ANOTHER OWNER THAT REPORTED IT BEING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I BOUGHT A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET AND WHEN I WENT TO INSTALL IT I NOTICED THAT 6 OF THE BOLTS HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE HEAT SHIELD WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW HEAT SHIELD AND REPLACEMENT BOLTS. AFTER I INSTALLED THEM THE TICKING CONTINUED, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD HE WAS SURE IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE MANIFOLD. I PURCHASED THE MANIFOLD FROM THE DODGE DEALER AND ONCE I GOT THE OLD ONE OUT I NOTICED THEY DID NOT MATCH. THE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE TWO HOLES CLOSEST TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THIS IT CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAK OFF. I BELIEVE IT ALSO TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. MY 5.7 HEMI HAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000 MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED FOR THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. I'VE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES, HAVE RUN ONLY HIGH OCTANE FUEL IN IT, AND PUT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT TO HER DENTAL APPOINTMENT WHICH IS THIRTY MILES FROM OUR HOMETOWN. HOWEVER, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. SHE CALLED AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS "BANGING," AND I DON'T MEAN SLANG FOR AWESOME. SO, SHE TOOK HER OLD MAXIMA WITH OVER 200,000 MILES TO HER DENTAL APPOINTMENT, AND WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND OUT WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE ENGINE HAS THROWN A ROD. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MY ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY THAT I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT AT SUCH A LOW AMOUNT OF MILES, I ASSUMED THAT DODGE HAD REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE AN OBVIOUS MECHANICAL OR ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. UNFORTUNATELY, CHRYSLER DOES NOT AGREE. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL AGENTS AT CHRYSLER, I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER WHO HAD COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I WAS ON MY OWN, BUT THEY WANTED TO OFFER ME FOUR COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGES! I DID NOT MAKE THAT UP. FOUR OIL CHANGES FOR MY BLOWN ENGINE. I'VE BABIED THIS VEHICLE; MOST OF THE MILES ON MY DURANGO HAVE BEEN HIGHWAY MILES. I'VE ONLY HAULED A TRAILER A HANDFUL OF TIMES. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE WORN OUT. I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT. AS A POOR SCHOOL TEACHER WHO RELIED ON THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING HIS FAMILY SAFELY, I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER'S CHOICE TO IGNORE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM OF COUNTING ON CHRYSLER TO PROTECT OUR FAMILIES WITH A RELIABLE VEHICLE BUILT TO SAFELY CARRY OUR FAMILIES IN TRAFFIC AND THROUGH ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. *TR

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLED AT 60 MPH IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO COAST WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO ARRIVE AT SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. DAYS LATER VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT STALLED AGAIN LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM REPAIR SHOP WHILE MAKING U-TURN. CAR LEFT WITH MECHANIC, A SERIES OF THINGS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR.. ANOTHER OIL CHANGE, BATTERY SERVICE, ALTERNATOR SERVICE, OIL PUMP REPAIR, ONLY REMAINING OPTIONS, FUEL PUMP OR. REBUILT ENGINE. NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR ENGINE REPAIR, ESPECIALLY ON A DEFECTIVE WELL DOCUMENTED PART. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 8/27/2010. ON 9/4/2010 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR MADE A JERKING MOVEMENT THEN STALLED. I LOOKED OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR, AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO THE POWER BRAKES GOING OUT AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP. THE CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE AND THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. THE CAR DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS STATING THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY NEGLECT. THE CAR DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ENGINE THROUGH THEIR OWN MECHANICS AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY $4200 FOR A USED ENGINE. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE 5.7: HEMI ENGINE AND THAT MANY FORMAL COMPLAINTS WERE MADE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS UNDER A 30 DAY WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

2004 DURANGO 92,000 MILES. PROPERLY MAINTAIN. NO ISSUES. ONE MORNING STARTED MAKING IN CLANKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE NEAR THE OILPAN. ROD BEARING BROKE. REPLACE ENGINE COST $7000. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2004 DURANGO LIMITED 5.7 HEMI: AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION, WHEN DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY AND IT STARTS RAINING THE ENGINE STARTS TO HESITATE VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT IT WILL STOP. THIS OCCURS IF THE SUV IS PARKED IN THE RAIN AND THE ENGINE IS STARTED. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN THE ENGINE WILL START, BUT HAVE ANOTHER HEART ATTACK AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD.. I HAVE HAD FUSE PANEL, ENGINE WIRING, ECM CHECKED AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANY PROBLEMS? THE ENGINE RECENTLY STARTED MISSING AND MY SCANNER SHOWED P0308 : I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUG, CHECKED THE COIL,WIRING,INJECTOR,SPARK PLUG ..ALL OK AND ERASED THE CODE: THE ENGINE HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON IT AND IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND GARAGED AT NIGHT.. A STALLING ENGINE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER SEEMS TO BE IGNORING..THE FACT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DODGE CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM I FEEL WE SHOULD NOT BE PARTNERS TO DODGE/CHRYSLER'S DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS VEHICLES AND INTERVENTION BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

ON A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR BASICALLY DIES AND GETS NO POWER. THE LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT COME ON. THIS IS HAPPENING DURING ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A HUGE HAZARD AND IS NOW A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7 HEMI, UNDER HEAVY RAIN, ENGINES STARTS TO MISFIRE. IT HAS BEEN OVER 2YRS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY UNDER HEAVY RAIN. WATER IS APPARENTLY TOUCHING A COIL OR CABLE WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHAKE AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF, IF UNDER EXTREME RAIN ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF. IT IS HORRIBLE. I HAVE NOT FOUND A REMEDY FOR THIS AND I FIND NO RECALL AS YET. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. WHEN I DID A TUNE UP FEB 2010 AT THE DEALER, MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT HE FOUND THE COIL MOIST, WHICH WAS ODD. BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM AS I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR UNDER HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS. IM AFRAID OF GETTING STUCK IN THE RAIN OR ENGINE GOING BAD IF I DON'T FIX THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL TICKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A THICK LAYER OF BURNED OIL SLUDGE ON THE ENGINE VALVE COVERS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ENGINE FAILURE AT 70 MPH - NO WARNING, NO PRIOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. ROD GOES THROUGH SIDE OF BLOCK. 5.7 HEMI. *TR

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE SEEN AN INVESTIGATION ON YOUR SITE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A 2005 MODEL. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS MONDAY JULY 12, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE SO IT WAS PULLED OVER. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED A ROD IN THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN AND IT PUNCTURED THE TRANSMISSSION,WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

THE PISTON BROKE AND BLOCK THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZED. I GOT A 2004 HEMI LIMITED DODGE DURANGO. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI PURCHASED IN 03/05 W/34 MILES ON ODOMETER. PROBLEM STARTED WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND RPM/SPEED INDICATORS BRIEFLY REDLINING; POWER LOSS FOLLOWED BY TEMP INABILITY TO START. LAST INCIDENT TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO SAID ENGINE HAD SEIZED & THAT DODGE HAS A PROBLEM W/THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRIOR TO FAILURE INCL'G OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES. CHECKED EDMUNDS.COM BLOGS & NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EXACT SAME PROBLEM PLUS OVER 500 COMPLAINTS TO ODI. OUT OF WARRANTY SO CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS >65 MPH WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO ROADSIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IN REVERSE HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR PAST EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER DID A REFLASH BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. A YEAR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED AT 73,000 MILES. THE #1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN IN PIECES. THE DEALER STATED A FOREIGN OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT COULD NOT FIND POSITIVE PROOF. UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB

SUV WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING THEN START BACK UP. HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED KEY OVER, THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOUDER TICKING THEN ENGINE GAVE OUT. LOOKED UNDER SUV AND THERE WAS OIL AND PIECES OF THE METAL ON THE GROUND. TOWED IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD ENGINE FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE MOST LIKELY DUE TO PISTON. MECHANIC SHOWED ME A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH APPRX. 86,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THE ENGINE DESTROYED THE STARTER AS WELL. REPLACED BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE STARTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49700. UPDATED 05/18/2010. *LJ

2004 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 W/5.7 HEMI ENGINE. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE: ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AS PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AT AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER. TURNED THE IGNITION TO START THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTERWARD, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE VEHICLE MADE A TICKING SOUND. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER THINKING IT MAY BE A FAILED BATTERY. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY (THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO SUSPECTED A BATTERY) THE CAR FAILED TO HOLD A CHARGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE RACK THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED A SIGNIFICANT HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE INTERFACE. THE MECHANIC DEDUCED THAT AS AN ENGINE COMPONENT BLEW, THE FORCE OF WHICH SHORTED THE BATTERY, THE STARTER AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION INTERFACE. AFTER REMOVING THE BATTERY, THE TERMINAL TO THE NEGATIVE GROUND WAS DISLODGED, THE BATTERY WAS BULGING AT THE SIDES, AND THE ENGINE IS DEAD. CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY SAYS THEY HAVE NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH HEMI ENGINES, AND GIVEN THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY..SORRY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS AND IS DOCUMENTED ON NHTSA AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS. THE OPTION PRESENTED BY CHRYSLER IS $5500 PLUS LABOR FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE. ESTIMATED LABOR IS $1900. THE DEALER DOESN'T GET MUCH OF A BREAK FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS ENGINE, BUT GETS ALL THE HASSLE FOR THE SHODDY WORK THE COMPANY SELLS. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK, AN ENGINE SHOULD NOT DIE AT 125,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO (5.7 L) SHUT OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. WE WERE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. HE BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. IT TOOK 4 TRIES TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 OTHERS TIMES WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING. THE TRUCK ALSO STALLS OUT EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SO EVERY DEALERSHIP I'VE SPOKEN TO SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, BUT THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I USE THIS TRUCK TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN EVERYWHERE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AT INTERSECTIONS. STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY BUT CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC COMING. HAPPENED 1 TIME ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IT STALLS. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO TELL WHEN IT HAS STALLED, BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL THINGS STILL WORK RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC. STEERING WHEEL DOES LOCK THOUGH AND IT TAKES ALMOST A MINUTE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND START IT AGAIN. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO DIE AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. ENGINE ONLY HAS 114,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. UPON STARTING THE CAR ON 11/20/2009 THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING BROKE A ROD AND PUNCHED TWO HOLES IN MY OIL PAN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND CONTACTING DODGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL THAT WAS FIXED ON THE 2005 MODEL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR ANY DEFECTIVE ENGINES THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGHT THEY ADMIT TO THE ENGINE HAVING A PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, OR AT STOP LIGHT, OR STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT WITH OUT WARNING. USUALLY WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND PROBABLY WONT UNTIL SOME ONE DIES. ITS A SHAME THAT SOME ONE HAS TO DIE TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM DISGUSTED WITH DODGE. I LOVED MY TRUCK UNTIL THIS STARTED. SOME ONE NEEDS TO ACT ON THIS AND GET DODGE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, MY TRUCK CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO STEER AWAY FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE WAITING TO TURN. AFTER I COASTED WITHIN 6 INCHES OF THE OTHER VEHICLE I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED FINE. I HAD MY 2 KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND WE CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. I STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS MORNING AND AM SHOCKED BY WHAT I FOUND. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IT SEEMS FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE. MY QUESTION IS , WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RESOLVED. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE LIST. CONSIDERING THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THAT'S NOT GOOD. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND IT COULD ACTUALLY KILL SOME ONE. WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. NOT AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING IN THIS ECONOMY. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE SOLVED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS REALLY HURT OR DIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF AND I CAN'T USE THE BRAKES TO STOP OR ANYTHING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I'M FEARFUL THAT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I AM IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO, EQUIPPED WITH 5.7L V8 HEMI, STALLS SPORADICALLY WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. THE ENGINE CAN GENERALLY BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH LITTLE OR NO MODIFICATION TO THE VEHICLE'S CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS OCCUR, ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS ARE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. STALLING EVENTS APPEAR TO BE UNRELATED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR USAGE OF AUTOMOBILE FUNCTIONS (I.E. AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, ETC.). MOST INSTANCES OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS, TO INCLUDE PARKING LOT AND DRIVEWAY OPERATIONS, AND PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, STALLING HAS OCCURRED DURING STRAIGHT-FORWARD DRIVING, WITH LITTLE OR NO MANEUVERING ON FREEWAY OR CITY STREETS. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI SLT, STALLS WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR ON AND OFF. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. ALSO STALLS WHILE BACKING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH IT STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A MUFFLER SIGN AND THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 07V092000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENTS WERE CONSIDERED AS GOOD WILL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THEM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER IN THE STATE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO RECORD OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IA 86,384. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WERE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE INCLUDING THE BATTERY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IN JAN 09 ANOTHER DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE INDICATED THAT IT WAS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AT TIMES. IT MAY OCCUR AT ANYTIME WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN IDLE OR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, IF THE DOORS ARE OPENED FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START, A JUMPER CABLE MUST BE USED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED RECALL 07V092000 DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/07/09.*JB UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. UPDATED 08/21/09.*JP

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 30- 55 MPH. THE CONTACT MUST PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAIT FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. IF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE ARE OPENED FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART, THE VEHICLE MUST BE JUMPED WITH JUMPER CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD EXPERIENCED MY CAR OVERHEATING IN THE WINTER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE (DODGE DURANGO) TO MY LOCAL DEALER, HE STATED HE WILL RUN A DIAGNOSTICS REPORT, 3 DAYS LATER HE CALLED ME TO SAY THE VEHICLE IF FINE, HOWEVER HE NOTICED THE FAN RAN SLOW THEREFORE HE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FAN CLUTCH AND A BELT ALSO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, I PAID HIM 600.00 DOLLARS AND WITHIN 3 DAYS IT'S OVERHEATED AGAIN AND I HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. HE STATED HE WILL LOOK AT IT AND HE CANNOT MAKE ANY PROMISES. I DECLINED TO LET THEM SERVICE THE CAR. I HAVE NOW PLACED IT IN THE HANDS OF MY MECHANIC, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS PROBLEM HE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, THIS WOULD NOT RELIEVE THE PROBLEM, AFTER MANY HOUR ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS A REVIEW THAT SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RADIATOR. WE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR; THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE RADIATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE CAPACITY, WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IN TWO CASES, ACCIDENTS WERE CLOSE TO OCCURRING IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO STOP OR SWERVE AROUND. THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE STOPS, WHICH IS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED. THERE IS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE TURNS ON AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEMS AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT PROBLEMS UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHIN THE SAME TRIP, AT LEAST IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. *TR

SUV STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING, RUFF IDLE. THIS THING IS A DEATH TRAP,HAVE YOU EVER TRIED STOPPING OR STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING,NOT SAFE AND I HAVE KIDS,SAVE LIVES AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.. *TR

HELLO I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 5.7 AND IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES AT STOP LIGHTS,IT STALLED TODAY WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES.. *TR

RECENTLY OUR DURANGO BEGAN MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE AT INITIAL START UP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD DECREASE AND ULTIMATELY GO AWAY AS THE CAR WARMED UP. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL SERVICE SHOP (NOT DODGE) TO HAVE OTHER WORK PERFORMED AND ASKED THEM TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SAID THAT THE BACK TWO BOLTS CONNECT THE MANIFOLD TO THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE AND THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE HEAT SHIELD WERE BROKEN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER BECAUSE IT LOOKED AS IF THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS AND THE BOLTS THEMSELVES HAD JUST BROKEN OFF, PROBABLY DUE TO HEAT FROM THE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE HAS 68,000 MILES SO I CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE BROKEN THE BOLTS OFF, BECAUSE THAT JUST WOULDN'T OCCUR. I TOLD THEM THAT THE ENGINE HAD NEVER BEEN WORKED ON OTHER THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT USED THEM FOR OTHER SERVICE, SO THEY DID NOT KNOW IF THE BOLTS HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF BY SOMEONE ELSE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEY STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME TWO BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IS CAUSING THE SAME NOISE. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THIS, THEY STUCK TO THEIR INITIAL RESPONSE THAT SOMEONE IN THE PAST HAS BROKEN THE BOLTS, EVEN THOUGH I STRESSED AGAIN THAT NO OTHER WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE ENGINE OR EXHAUST. WHEN ASKED TO HAVE THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP GIVE ME A CALL CONCERNING THE ISSUE, THE CALL WAS NEVER RETURNED. SO, I GUESS I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BOLTS THAT WERE USED TO SECURE THE MANIFOLD AND THE HEAT SHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF AT LEAST FIVE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD USUALLY IMMEDIATELY RESTART, BUT THEN KICK BACK AFTER IT WOULD START. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT NONE WERE AVAILABLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V528000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. SHE CONSTANTLY CHANGED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD GO THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE OIL INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHEMICAL SMELL AND USED AN EXTINGUISHER TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PLACED INTO REVERSE, WHICH CAUSED MORE SMOKE EMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEW DEALER AND THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED WITH A DEFECTIVE PART. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED HEADLIGHT, DOME LIGHT, VANITY LIGHT, AND WINDOW ISSUES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED HER FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THE CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER THEY REPAIRED THE CLUSTER AGAIN, THE ISSUE SEEMED TO WORSEN AND THE HORN BEGAN HONKING INTERMITTENTLY. SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5.

INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IN JUNE I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND AT THAT SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, BUT OF COURSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT AND THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF OVER THESE FEW MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR TWO THAT ON OCCASION, WHEN I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE BELOW 50 MPH, THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD DROP. SOMETIMES IT WAS A SMALL DROP BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL THE LOSS OF SPEED. AT OTHER TIMES IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT DROP AND YOU WOULD FEEL THE CAR JERK AS IT RESOLVED ITSELF. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE ENGINE DID STALL COMPLETELY LIKE IN JUNE. LAST NIGHT IT BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC. IT CONT TO DO THE ABOVE BUT VERY FREQUENTLY AND NOW IF I STOP AT A LIGHT OR TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN I PUSH THE PEDDLE THE CAR GOES VERY SLOWLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO NOT STALL IS TO GIVE IT MORE GAS AND THIS MAKES THE CAR SPRINT FORWARD. I HAD TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

DODGE 2004 DURANGO STALLED WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO SIDE STREET. UNABLE TO FINISH TURN OR GOT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS PANICKED, FOUND FLASHERS TO TURN ON, THEN INSTRUCTED TO BY HELPFUL PASSERBY TO TURN KEY OFF, AND RESTART CAR. THIS WORKED, HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUS, MY YOUNG, NEW DRIVERS, CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THIS HAPPENED TO THEM. I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF AT DODGES EXPENSE. MARY WEST. *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO. MY ENGINE LIGHT AND THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT BLINKS. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR IN JULY AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR. I BOUGHT MY AUTO TO THE DEALER AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THAT TIME, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY JUST CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE PLATES AND I WAS FINE UNTIL NOW. MY AUTO STOPPED ON THE MAIN ROAD WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD MY 2 CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD WITH ME AND VERY SCARED. NOONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON MY AUTO IN REGARDS TO THIS? *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE TO WORK. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED, LIGHTS WENT OFF AND POWER STEERING WENT OFF. SHE MANAGED TO USE THE CAR MOMENTUM TO DIRECT THE CAR INTO A SIDE ROAD, WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER CARS. SHE WAS 30 SECS. FROM THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE). SHE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR ( ALL OTHER DOORS TO THE CAR WERE LOCKED EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR - WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE IN THE BACK SEAT ?)) AND NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. SHE CALLED AAA AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO STATELINE DODGE IN FORT MILL. THE BATTERY AND CONNECTIONS WERE SO HOT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT TOUCH THEM..AND STILL SMOKING. THE GARAGE EXAMINED THE BATTERY CABLES AND VERIFIED THEY WERE MELTED TOGETHER(SEE INVOICE). WE WOULD NEED A NEW BATTERY AND CABLE. I CALLED THE GARAGE TO INFORM THEM THAT A NHTSA SAFETY RECALL D40 WAS ISSUED IN 2004, CONCERNING RE-ROUTING THE BATTERY CABLE AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. I WAS EXPECTING NOT TO BE CHARGED WITH THE BATTERY AND REPLACEMENT CABLE. HOWEVER THE RECALL NOTICE TALKS ABOUT CABLE CONTACT WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARM OF THE SUSPENSION AND IN MY CASE THE CONTACT WAS WITH THE EXHAUST GAS RECYCLE TUBE, WHICH IS 1" AWAY FROM THE CONTROL ARM. I WAS CHARGED $460 FOR THE WORK AND AM NOW WRITING TO CHRYSLER FOR RECOMPENSE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SERIOUS ISSUE FOR DURANGO OWNERS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON A FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE CUTS OUT OR YOUR CAR IS PARKED IN YOUR GARAGE AT NIGHT AND THE BATTERY IS RED HOT. THIS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO CABLES CONTACTING THE EGR TUBE. *TR

THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THEN ONE TIME THEY SAID THEY DID PROVIDE A FIX. THE TIME IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FIX I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLED. HAD WE BEEN HIT BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE BEEN A T-BONE INTO MY YOUNG DAUGHTER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I COULD FEEL THE CAR AS IF I HAD LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN I HAD NOT. I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR DIED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I WILL NOTE THE MOST RECENT DATE OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH OF THE BOLTS IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,100. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,732. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN OFF. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF RUNNING ROUGH BEFORE THE STALL, IT JUST WAS IDLING AND CUT OUT. A WEEK LATER ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BUCKED LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL BUT DIDN'T. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. I ACCELERATED AND IT SEEMED TO HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 73,600 MILES. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IT'S BEEN ACTING UP. THE SECOND I SLOW TO A STOP OR PUT IT IN PARK, THE RPMS START JUMPING AROUND. IT HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE RPMS SPIKE AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO, BUT JERKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AND THEN TAKES OFF. IT'S KIND OF SCARY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND WHY IT IS DOING THIS. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TODAY AND HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THEY SAID THAT IT ISN'T CODING ANYTHING TO BE WRONG. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, I WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M WONDERING IF DODGE HAS LOOKED INTO THIS AND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ??? *TR

THERE WAS ALMOST A MULTI CAR CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CAR QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'M TOLD BY DEALER THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. YET THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED!! MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE WERE DODGE FANS, AND ONE USED TO BUY AUTOS AT AUCTION. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE AUTO, WITH REAL SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD!! EVIDENTLY THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS ENGINE TYPE FOR FAILURE. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. IN SOUTH FLORIDA NOBODY CAN AFFORD TO BE DRIVING AND THEN HAVE THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAIL AND LOSE POWER!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND IT JUST STALLED. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK AND DROVE JUST FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED ME TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT DOES IT AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE NET I FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS THE TENDENCY TO STALL. I'M SHOCKED THAT DODGE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ME. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAYBE 10 MILES AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE STALLED OR SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING. MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. NEVER DONE IT SINCE, BUT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION TO CHECK THE OIL. SHE ADDED ONE QUART OF OIL AS INDICATED BY THE OIL DIP STICK. SHE RESUMED DRIVING AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA. ONCE IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

VEHICLE IS BUCKING DURING EASY CRUISING. WHILE PULLING UP TO STOP OR STOPPING, THE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF. IT IS NOT IDLING SMOOTHLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO GARAGES, AND TWO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE DEALER REFUSED TO THE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMER 100.00 AN HOUR. UPDATED

VEH PROBLEM ON 1/1/08 -- 2004 DODGE DURANGO HTTP://WWW.DATATOWN.COM/CHRYSLER/ 1/3/08: CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER ' 1-800-992-1997 SPOKE TO AMY (REF 17081406 (ID#AJ267) SHE REQUESTED THE VEHICLE ID NO ' THE LAST EIGHT ' I GAVE HER ' SHE ASK WHAT OUR ADDRESS WAS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER ' I GAVE IT TO HER. SHE ASKED IF I CONTACTED THE SHOP WHERE I GET IT SERVICED AT ' I SAID, NO I WAS CONTACTING YOU FIRST. I TOLD HER I WANTED TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY ' SHE SAID, I DID NOT HAVE THAT ' I SAID YES I DID THAT'S WHAT MADE US BUY THE VEHICLE. SHE SAID TO CONTACT THE PLACE WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM ' IN ROXBOROGH - SHE SAID, WHAT PROBLEM ARE YOU HAVING. I TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I GOT THE RECALL FIXED FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WE HAD WIRING HARNESS TO THE 8 CYCLINDER. THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. BUT I DID NOT NEED ANY OIL ' I GET MY OIL DONE REGULARLY. THREE DAYS LATER THE DODGE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH LIKE SOMEONE IS PUSHING ON THE PEDAL. THE CAR JERKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW. SHE PUT ME ON HOLD TO CHECK THE WARRANTY INFORMATION. SPOKE TO LESLIE, SUPERVISOR. SHE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME ' WHAT YOU DO OUT SIDE OF CHRYSLER IS YOUR PROBLEM. I TOLD HER THERE IS ALL SORTS OF NOTES ON LINE FROM PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS. SHE SAID, THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 30 MPH TO MAKE A TURN OR ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER ACCELERATION AND IDLE CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE IDLE AND ACCELERATION CHIP REPROGRAMMED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN AGAIN FOR A NEW DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ISSUED A REFERENCE NUMBER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,161 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN

AFTER LOADING OUR BOAT AT A RESERVOIR AND PREPPING THE BOAT ON THE TRAILER, I STARTED THE DURANGO TO LEAVE THE LAKE, AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. A GUY FROM THE MARINA CAME BY AND SAID "IT'S KNOCKING ISN'T IT, THAT IS THE THIRD DODGE THIS SUMMER. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND WAITING A WEEK FOR A DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN EVACUATION CANISTER MOUNTED ON THE FRAME RAIL ABOUT MID-VEHICLE. IF THE VENT TO THIS CANISTER GETS IN THE WATER IT WILL SUCK WATER INTO THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD HYDRO-LOCKED AND WAS DESTROYED. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY HAD 37,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED SUBMERGED.6 WEEKS AND $7000.00 IN REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR FEES, WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN OUR VEHICLE BACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT GETTING IN WATER UP TO THE HUBS OF THE REAR WHEELS, I WOULD BE AT RISK OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM NOT SURE THAT IT WAS EVEN IN THAT DEEP WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME. I AM GOING TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

MY DODGE DURANGO 2004 HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (DEALER) FOR OVER A MONTH DUE TO OVER HEATING. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS TIME, THE THERMOSTAT, RELAYS, WATER PUMP, AND FAN CLUTCH WERE CHANGED. THE RADIATOR FLUSHED. THE DEALER NOW BELIEVES ITS THE HEAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE ON. WORST YET, THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO TURN AT A LOW SPEED. THIS WORRIES ME SINCE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. I WANT THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I NO LONGER FEEL CONFIDENT TO GO ANYWHERE PARTICULARLY LONG DISTANCES WITH IT.

I PURCHASED A 2004 DURANGO IN NOV OF 2006. I HAD NO REAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE UNTIL RECENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL OF INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF THIS AND 2 WEEKS LATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED READING HOTTER THEN USUAL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHO THEN STATED UNRELATED. RECENTLY WENT ON VACATION AND 300 MILES FROM HOME VEHICLE TEMP GAUGE READ HOT. PULLED OFF INTERSTATE TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION. NO DEALERSHIP NEAR HERE. MECHANIC FOUND NO CODES TO INDICATE PROBLEM. REPLACED WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, HOSES, CHECK RADIATOR, NEW FLUIDS, BILL TOTAL 377 DOLLARS. 3 MILES LATER CAR STILL TRYING TO OVER HEAT. TOWED TO VA FOR 1,000 DOLLARS NOW AT DEALERSHIP. CAR ALSO SEEMS TO SOMETIMES NOT BE IN GEAR WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE ENGINE JUST REVS. AT DEALERSHIP NOW WE SHALL SEE WHAT THEY SAY. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AND REACHED IT'S PEAK AT ABOUT 40MPH. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. NO POWER STEERING AND HARDLY ANY BREAKING POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER ONTO A SIDE ROAD. WE PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS CARRYING MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WITH ME. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I SHRUGGED IT OFF BUT THE SECOND TIME WAS SCARY HENCE THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA: EA05018. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION (EA05018) FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,429. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. ON JULY 2, 2007, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHEN IN THE IDLE POSITION. SHE HAD NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE ENGINE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,100.

I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE SUV WAS MADE A LOUD TICKING SOUND AT STARTUP, GETTING A LITTLE SOFTER AS THE MOTOR HEATED UP. RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE PURCHASED DEALERSHIP,WHICH WAS INSPECTED FOR A FEE, AND FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE THE ALUMINUM SCREWS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MANIFOLD WHICH BROKE, CAUSING THE LOUD EXHAUST. I THEN PAID $225.00 TO HAVE THE TWO SCREWS DRILLED OUT OF THE ENGINE, AND HAD THE SCREWS REPLACED ALONG WITH A MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. PRESENTLY, NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

MUTILPLE EXPERIENCES OF ENGINE STALLING. OFTEN OCCURS WHILE STOPPING BUT HAS OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE RADIATOR CONSTANTLY OVERHEATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING HOT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR, AND STATED THAT IT WAS CLOGGED AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE PUNCTURED IN THE RADIATOR. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THEY ALSO NOTICED THE HOLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONSTANTLY BECAME UNSCREWED. THIS WAS THE CONTACT'S SECOND DODGE DURANGO, AND WAS HAVING THE SAME FAILURES. SHE STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR ANY OF THE ONES THAT EXISTED. THE DEALER DID NOT RECORD THE VIN TO RESEARCH IF THE VEHICLE HAD ANY DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR ALL OF THE FAILURES EXCEPT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT AND WINDSHIELD LIGHT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.*AK

ENGINE DIED AS WE WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WERE TOLD THE ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP FROM FAILURE TO CHANGE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH. $6000 TO REPLACE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN $8, 000. WE DID NOT HAVE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL CHANGES PERFORMED, AND SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. HAVE SINCE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE.*AK

2/15/07 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. 3/12/07 TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE. DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES AND IT WOULD NOT RE-START. ENGINE WOULD FIRE, THEN STALL. AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS IT STARTED CONTINUED TO RUN FINE. *JB

ON MARCH 2, 2007 I GOT IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (HEMI) TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I NOTICED MY RADIO HAD NO SOUND, THE POWER CAME ON, BUT NO SOUND AT ALL WAS HEARD. AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 1/2 OF A MILE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGES STARTED ACTING ERRATIC, JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THE RADIO CAME BACK ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THE OVERHEAD TEMP CONTROL WAS JUMPING FROM 54 DEGREES TO NEGATIVE 40!. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE ETC LIGHT. AFTER DROPPING MY KIDS AT SCHOOL, I HAVE NOT DROVE THIS TRUCK, WITH LESS THAN 41000 MILES. AFTER READING THAT FIRES HAVE STARTED IN MANY OTHER 2004 DURANGO'S, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED A RECALL, WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I CAN NOT PUT MY KIDS IN THIS TRUCK. IN OCTOBER 2006 MY TRUCK WAS LEAKING FROM ABOVE MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (34713 MILES), WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO RE-SEAL SEAMS ABOVE MY DOOR AS WELL AS OTHER POSSIBLE AREAS WATER COULD BE GETTING IN, ONE WEEK LATER MY TRUCK STARTED STALLING AT STOP SIGNS, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT DO THE DEALER AGAIN (35050 MILES) THE DEALER SCHAEFER AND STROHMINGER DODGE WHITEMARSH OF COURSE TELLS US THAT IT IS LACK OF MAINTENANCE (NOT TRUE) AND WE NEED THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED ($169.00 AND A TUNE UP $182.00) YET JUST THE WEEK BEFORE WHEN MY TRUCK WAS THERE THEY DID THE MULTI-POINT INSPECTION REPORT AND CHECKED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THE ISSUE WITH THE LEAK ABOVE MY DOOR WAS SENT OUT AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. D10, DATED MARCH 2004, WHY DIDN'T I GET THIS NOTIFICATION? BETTER YET, WHY DIDN'T THE DEALER FIX THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT IN SEPT. 04? WHAT GOOD IS THE WARRANTY FROM THEM WHEN EVERYTHING IS DENIED? I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH A DEALER NOT HONORING A WARRANTY AND FIXING PROBLEMS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND UNSAFE. *JB

WITHOUT WARNING, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED DURING SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK. WILL TRY A NEW DEALERSHIP. *JB

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW, HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING /LIGHTS COMING ON ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET AS IT HAS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND I CHECKED NHTSA WEBSITE FOR RECALLS/COMPLAINTS TO RESEARCH FIRST. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE! *JB

MY 2004 SLT DODGE DURANGO WAS SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE @42000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP DID A ROUTINE POINT CHECK EVALUATION. ON FEB. 10, 2007 @ 10:45 AM WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING & THE PANEL LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON & OFF, THEN A BURNING SMELL STARTED & SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE DRIVERS PANEL AND I EXITED THE VEHICLE BEFORE PHYSICAL HARM COULD BE DONE TO ME. I CALLED 911 AND THEY HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND. MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED WITH FLAMES BEFORE THEY ARRIVED. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNNERVING TO BE A PART OF THIS,I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF MY VEHICLE BEFORE THIS HORRIBLE INCIDENT. IT IS JUST UNTHINKABLE TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TWO KIDS IN MY DURANGO EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THANKS TO THE LORD ABOVE THAT THEY WERE AT HOME ON THIS MORNING, WHILE I WENT TO PICK UP THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE ORDERS FOR MY DAUGHTER, WHICH WERE IN THE BACK OF THE DURANGO WHEN IT WENT UP IN SMOKE. THIS INCIDENT WILL FINANCIAL IMPACT MY FAMILY GREATLY. THE CAR IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

04 DODGE DURANGO HEMI BOUGHT USED ON 1-1-07. 2 WEEKS AGO, FIRST STALL PROBLEM. 4 TIMES MORE AFTER THAT. ALL STALLED SAME WAY, AFTER COMPLETE STOP,IDLE FLUCTUATES AND STALLS. SOMETIMES ITS FINE.

NOISE/LOW VIBRATION AT 70 MPH. MADE COMPLAINT AT SERVICE INTERVAL. COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NEXT TIME I TOOK IT IN 1500 MILES OVER WARRANTY THEY MANGE TO DUPLICATE. IT WILL COST 500.00 AND THEY THINK IT WILL FIX IT. REPLACE ALL HANGERS AND TAIL PIPE. NEXT ALL PLASTIC ON FRONT SEAT CRACKED AGAIN NO PLAN UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY MILES. *JB

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED. EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. WE HAVE OWNED THE SUV FOR JUST UNDER 90 DAYS AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. I SPOKE WITH A DODGE DEALERSHIP ON THE PHONE A FEW DAYS AGO AND THEY OFFERED LITTLE HELP. I INTEND TO CALL THEM IN THE MORNING AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THIS IS THE VEHICLE MY WIFE USES TO TRANSPORT OUR TWO YOUNG BOYS TO PRE-SCHOOL AND HERSELF TO WORK. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO US BECAUSE THE TRUCK DYING IN THE DRIVEWAY IS ONE THING, BUT WHAT IF THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JB

2004 HEMI DURANGO, DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RECOVERED. COASTED TO A STOP IN BREAKDOWN LANE. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE STARTED VEHICLE. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS TO RE START IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE ENGINE HAD LOADED UP. IT THEN RE STARTED FINE AFTER THE 2ND ATTEMPT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING DRIVING BUT ONLY ONCE AT FWY SPEED. *NM

2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PULLED SAFELY INTO PARKING SPACE. I CONTACTED CERRITOS DODGE AND SPOKE WITH BOB IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I MAY BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. LOSS OF ALL POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND STOP CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. *NM

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IN A LEFT TURN. LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL & POWER. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK 6 TRIES TO RESTART VEHICLE. *NM

MY TRUCK HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, AND AT ONE POINT WOULD NOT EVEN START, THE DEALER SAID IT IS A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THIS, BUT I DO NOT THINK THEY EVEN REALLY LOOKED INTO IT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLRM! *NM

2004 DURANGO. V6 3.7 L ENGINE. AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT VEHICLE IS HARD TO START AS IF IT IS OUT OF GAS. TURNS OVER FOR A VERY LONG TIME BEFORE STARTING. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE STALLS, OR SPUTTERS OR HESITATES EVERYTIME. MAKES A SLIGHT PING NOISE WHEN ENGINE EVENTUALLY TAKES OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SUGGESTED CHANGE PLUGS I DID THAT. SAID I USED WRONG KIND CHANGED TO THERE BRAND. STILL NO DIFFERENCE. THEY CLEANED THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR STILL NO CHANGE. NEW DEALER STILL NO IDEA VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 7 DAYS NOW. DODGE NO HELP WHAT SO EVER. DEALERSHIP RUDE UNHELPFUL AND DENTED MY HOOD TRYING TO CLOSE. AFRAID PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR MY WIFE. *NM

BOUGHT 2004 3.7L DODGE DURANGO JAN 2004 .WITHIN YEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO ARRIGO DODGE, WPBCH, FLORIDA. LEFT IT FOR A FEW DAYS, CALLED TO SAY IT WAS READY. REASON FOR FAILURE - BAD SENSOR. DROVE HOME, LIGHT BACK ON.TOOK IT TO ARRIGO. THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE HARNESS (ELECTRICAL) HAD A SHORT, SO THEY REPLACED IT.GOT IT BACK WITH THE LIGHT ON. THEY TOOK IT BACK INTO THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOOK IT BACK TO SAY THEY JUST TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT. WITHIN A MONTH MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR. BY THE BEGINING OF 2006, THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. BY THIS TIME, MY 75000 MILE POWERTRANE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE STUCK IN THE OIL PUMP SCREEN AND AS SUCH THE OIL WAS NOT CIRCULATING LIKE IT SHOULD.THE NIGHT BEFORE I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, I PARKED IT IN MY NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY. WOKE UP EARLY,WENT TO THE TRUCK OPENED THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY SMELLED / SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALL THE WARNING AND IGNITION LIGHTS WERE ON AND SPEEDOMETER WAS CYCLING BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 MPH. . I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, WHICH STOPPED THE BURNING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE MODULE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS BURNT, AND FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM , THEY FOUND THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUINED. AS A RESULT OF ALL THIS I HAD TO PAY $800+ TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM AND MY MECHANIC FOUND A MOTOR TO REPLACE MINE AT AN ADDITIONAL $2500. I'M CONVINCED THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AND HAD THEY NOT TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT, I WOULD HAVE PAID ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THE VEHICLE TO NOT WIND UP WITH A RUINED ENGINE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL FOR A CAPACITOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BUT THE RECALL WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THUS I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. *NM

FINALLY GOT TRUCK BACK FROM BODY SHOP (9 WEEKS) AND SERVICE AFTER A TOTAL OF $13219 IN DAMAGE. ALL CAUSED BY THIS STALLING PROBLEM ON 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH A HEMI. STILL AFTER THE ACCIDENT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE TYPICAL ANSWER IS "SORRY BUT WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM AND NO CODES ARE COMING UP". SO TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN !!! I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE TRUCK BACK FOR 1 MONTH !!! GOT IN THE TRUCK ON SATURDAY AROUND 10:00 AM (5/20) WITH MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN AFTER A HAIRCUT. STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT IT REVERSE AND NOTHING. IT STALLED !?!?! TRIED TWICE MORE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. FINALLY THE TRUCK STAYED STARTED ON THE FORTH TRY. STARTED DOWN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH, COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE TRUCK STALLED. IMAGINE THAT !!! STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK AND STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. GOT BACK TO OUR HOUSE AND CALLED DEALER. HE SAID BRING IT UP. GOT A CALL TODAY (MONDAY 5/22) FROM DEALER AND YOU WILL NEVER GUESS THE ANSWER I GOT. YOUR RIGHT !!! " SORRY BUT WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM AND NO CODES ARE COMING UP". NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. WE ARE SCARED OF THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR LESS THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT PRODUCED NO FAILURES CODES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF/STALLED OFF 8 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS, AND HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED, AND IT CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON I-91 SOUTH IN MA (IN THE EVENING, WITH TWO OF MY KIDS AGES 5 & 7) IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SUV THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY CUT OUT - TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT DARK. THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON AND THE RADIO CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION - THIS WAS NOT CAUSED THE MY HAVING INADVERTENTLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, ETC OR BY THE CAR HAVING BEEN INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF. THIS WAS A SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FLASHERS ON (THEY WORKED) AND COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO PARK. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. I CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS -- THEY WENT ON AND OFF. I CHECKED THE RADIO IT WENT ON AND OFF. I WAITED A MOMENT TO COLLECT MY THOUGHTS. THEN, I TURNED THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP NO PROBLEM. I LET THE ENGINE IDLE FOR A MOMENT AND CHECKED FOR ANY ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS - THERE WERE NONE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED ON THE SHOULDER FOR A SHORT DISTANCE TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD GO. IT DID. I WAS ABLE TO ENTER BACK ON TO THE INTERSTATE AND RESUME BY TRIP. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. I VEHICLE HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY SINCE THEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS ENGINE CUT OUT PROBLEM HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I AM CONCERNED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROBLEM COULD RECUR AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE FORTUNATELY THIS TIME THAT AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT GIVEN A DIFFERENT SITUATION AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED THERE COULD EASILY BE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH AND/OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE. A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART FOR AN HOUR OR SO. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS THE POWER COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE ALSO ARE EFFECTED (IE STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.). THIS HAS LED TO A COUPLE OF NEAR COLLISIONS ON THE FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREETS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS TO OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES EVEN AFTER TSB ITEMS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. *JB

I LEASE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED W/ A 5.7 HEMI. THIS VEHICLE STALLED ON SLICK ROAD DOING APPROX, 35-40 MPH. I TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL. WENT OFF ROAD INTO DITCH AND ROLLED VEHICLE. ALL PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE (4) WERE ALL UNINJURED. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT HAD 1803 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AS I HAVE SAID SINCE FIRST EPISODE OF STALLING. NOW THIS TRUCK HAS APPROX, 21000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PROBLEM RECURRED. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE TRUCK. MANU, SAYS NOT TO WORRY" IF THIS HAPPENS, AIRBAGS WILL STILL DEPLOY." ARE YOU SERIOUS !! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! LETS GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS PROBLEM KNOWN. AT THIS POINT I AM READY FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND ALL THE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM NEED TO UNITE AND SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. NEXT TIME THERE MAY BE A DEATH. IT MAY BE YOUR CHILD. WE NEED TO STOP THIS PEOPLE !!! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE STALLING OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER FLASHED THE COMPUTER, AND DETERMINED THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ONE AND HALF MONTHS. THE STALLING RETURNED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING , AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS BAD , AND IT WAS REPLACED. AGAIN THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR TWO TO THREE MONTHS, THEN THE STALLING RETURNED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME. THIS TIME THE DEALER DETERMINED THE EGR VALVE WAS STUCK . ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORT TO THE GROUND ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME TYPE PROBLEMS ONCE AGAIN. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE. *AK

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN US41, I FELT AN "INTERNAL KICKBACK", DEFINITELY NOT DUE TO ACCELERATION OR OTHER DRIVER INPUT. RIGHT AFTER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2005 WHEN WE WERE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT THAT HE HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED, BUT I RECOGNIZED THE KICKBACK AND SAW THAT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAD TURNED BACK ON. THE TRUCK IS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. *NM

ONCE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH. WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 20 MPH VEHICLE IDLE BECAME WORSE AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER 2004. VIN [XXX]. [XXX]. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE VEHICLE SILENTLY CEASING TO OPERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN MOTION, VERY NEARLY CAUSING VERY SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. 1 OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN PARK. ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME OUT OF PARK NUMEROUS TIMES; WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE, FAILED TO ENGAGE AND WOULD SIMPLY IDLE; AND HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL QUIRKS THAT ARE NOT SAFETY RELATED. EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, SIMPLY TO BE TOLD "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE." JUST RECENTLY, WE WERE TOLD CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE VEHICLE CEASING TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE TOLD CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE OR FIX IT, AND HAVE BEEN PRESSURING DEALERSHIPS TO SEND THE VEHICLES BACK OUT WITH THE CUSTOMER IN THE SAME UNSAFE AND DEADLY CONDITION. CHRYLSER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE US OR THE PROBLEM, AND 3 TIMES NOW MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PLACED IN PERIL BECAUSE CHRYSLER WON'T RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES OR SPEND MONEY TO FIX THEM.*JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. I TALKED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND "THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING IT OR HOW TO FIX IT". I AM VERY CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING IT ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPH NEXT TIME...SHE WILL GO RIGHT OFF THE SIDE AND PROBABLY ROLL IT WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKE. *JB

APPROACHING A LEFT TURN, WHILE BRAKING, THE ENGINE STALLED. APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 15 MPH. HAD TO MAKE A DIFFICULT LEFT TURN AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE A CURB. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE OR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. VEHICLE SEEMED FINE AFTER THAT. *NM

VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND ONCE ON THE CITY STREETS WHILE SLOWING DOWN. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES IT HAS ACTED LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL.*JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE HEMI ENGINE IN APRIL OF 2004. IN JULY 2004 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE FAILED IMMEDIATELY. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP (TOWNE & COUNTRY DODGE CONYERS GA). THEY FIXED IT AND DID NOT TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. IN MARCH 2005, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED A VALVE SPRING IN THE 3TRD CYLINDER. TWO WEEKS AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I COMPLAINED AND THEY RECHARGED THE OLD ONE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP, THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS ON AND THE CD PLAYER DID NOT WORK. THEY ARE CHARGING ME TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DODGE WITH NO SATISFACTION. *JB

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH HEMI ENGINE HAS STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING IN PAST 6 MONTHS. WHEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER STEERING THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY AND ALSO ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREET I WENT UP ON THE SIDEWALK DUE TO LACK OF STEERING.

2004 DODGE DURANGO LTD. 5.7 HEMI FAILS TO START, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND STEPPING ON THE GAS, THE CAR STARTS, BUT IDLES VERY ROUGH. DEALER (STANLEY MOTORS, OLD SAYBROOK CT) COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR SEVEN DAYS- THEY INSTALLED NEW VALVE SPRINGS. THE CAR IS STILL NOT STARTING EASILY, AND IS IDLING VERY ROUGH, CONDITION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I'M CONCERNED THERE WILL BE LONG TERM DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, AND I WILL BE LEFT STRANDED WITH THE FAMILY.

2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLING OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

SINCE PURCHASING DODGE DURANGO 2004 HEMI 5.7 IN FEBRURARY 2004 AN ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES WITHOUT ANY REASON. ALL TIMES IT HAPPENED AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AT STOP LIGHT OR IN A PARKING LOT. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART AN ENGINE WAS TO TURN OFF A KEY, WAIT A LITTLE BIT AND START AN ENGINE ONCE AGAIN. DEALER (WESTGATE DODGE IN RALEIGH, NC) MADE AN INVESTIGATION AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ONLY THING WHAT HE DID WAS TO FLASH PCM, WHICH LEADS TO REDUCING AN ENGINE POWER AND DECREASING A FUEL ECONOMY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE BECAUSE THIS MAY HAPPEN SOMEWHERE IN A MIDDLE OF A ROAD, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN INCIDENT AND/OR CRASH.

INSTANT STALLING, WHETHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. WARM OR COLD DOESN'T MATTER. DEALER HAS NO CLUE.

EVENTS LEADING UP TO ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING. EVERY GAUGE ON DASH BROAD WILL LIGHT UP AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. EVERYTHING THEN GOES DEAD. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EVERYTIME WE BRING IT INTO A DODGE SERVICE DEPART. THEY TELL US THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SEND US BACK ON THE ROAD. WAS EVEN TOLD THAT THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP DROVE IT AND IT DIDN'T STALL SO NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. MOST RECENTLY JULY 1, 2005. THIS TIME IT DOES HAVE A CO-PILOT ATTACHED, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP, THAT IT PROBABLY WON'T FIND ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECORDS OF THE EXACT DATES. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN A TEN MONTH PERIIOD. I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE WHOLE TIME; BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT ALL THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING IS PUTTING ON THE COMPUTER AND SENDING US BACK ON THE ROAD WITH AN UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE.

MY PREVIOUS ODI IS 10126311 THIS VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP IN CLOVIS, NM THIS MORNING. BENDER DODGE HAD JUST REPLACED MY SHORT BLOCK DUE TO A SNAPPED NUMBER 7 ROD BETWEEN THE PISTON AND CRANK JOURNAL. THE TRIP WAS OVER 250 MILE FOR US AND ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE WE REACHED BELEN, NM MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE IDLE WAS HIGH AND THE RPMS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. I CALLED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSIST AND THEY COULD NOT ADVISE ME IF I SHOULD CALL A TOW TRUCK OR DRIVE IT. I HUNG UP MY CELL PHONE AND CALLED BENDER DODGE AND SPOKE TO ERIC IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE A INTAKE AIR LINE AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE FINE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO AUGE'S DODGE IN BELEN. AUGE'S HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND SEEMED TO THINK IT WAS JUST A CENSOR, THEY RESET IT AND WAITED FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. ON THE WAY HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BUT THE CAR IS NOW IDLING VERY HIGH AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS THE WHOLE VEHICLE JERKS. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER IS NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH AND HAVE BEEN VERY UNHELPFUL TO US. I SEE A LONG ROAD WITH A VEHICLE THAT WON'T GET US DOWN IT. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE RELIABLE AND WANT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SO I CAN GET TO WORK AND BACK EACH DAY AND ENJOY TRIPS WITH MY FAMILY.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT IN JANUARY HER VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SLOWING WITH NO WARNING DURING THE DAY. SHE THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THEN ON FEBRUARY 6,2005, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, WHILE GOING 60 MPH, THERE WAS NO SLOWING INVOLVED. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STAYED ON BUT SHE DID LOSE ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLET, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE DID RESTART RESTART. AT THAT TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT SHE SHOULD CHECK BACK FOR COMPUTER UPDATES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMERS 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *JB *SC *JB

ON JUNE 5, 2005 WE TOWED OUR BOAT TO CONCHAS LAKE FOR VACATION. THE NEXT AFTERNOON THE MOTOR BEGAN TO KNOCK AFTER LAUNCHING OUR BOAT. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2005 I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOWED MY CAR 118 MILES TO CLOVIS NM. MY CAR NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. BENDER DODGE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 7, 2005, TODAY IS JUNE 23, 2005 AND IT IS STILL NOT READY. I RECIEVED A RENTAL CAR FOR 5 DAYS BECAUSE OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, KEPT IT FOR 7 DAYS AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER 2 DAYS. MY BOAT IS IN STORAGE IN CONCHAS, 188 MILES FROM HOME. MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IS IN CLOVIS, 244 MILES FROM HOME. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AFTER 17,169 MILES.

2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES- DEALER DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH SUCH STALLING AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS IT STALLED WHILE ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS IN CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED- CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD WHEN THIS STARTED - LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CAUSED SEROIUS AND DEADLY MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT-THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!

DURANGO 2004 5.7 HEMI 4X4 SLT. THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED EITHER IN A CAR PARK OR MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I THEN PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THEN IT STARTS FINE AND I'M ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND WAS LUCKY I COULD PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. DODGE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE MY DODGE DURANGO HAS STALLED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS TRAFFIC.

I AM LEASING A 2004 DODGE DURANGO EQUIPPED WITH A 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE THAT STALLS DURING REGULAR DRIVING APPLICATIONS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER HOTLINE TWICE WITH MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO THESE FAILURES. MY 9 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND SHE TRANSPORTS MY OTHER TWO CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. VIN# [XXX] THANK YOU, [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS: MY WIFE AND I LEASE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AND QUITS DURING DAY TO DAY DRIVING. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE STALLING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE DURANGO TO DEALERS IN TYLER (ADD NAME) AND HUNTSVILLE (TEAM DODGE) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NEITHER DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER "HOTLINE" WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY. SHE IS NOW 9 MONTHS PREGNANT. WE ALSO HAVE A SON (12) AND A DAUGHTER (9). MY WIFE IS THE USUAL "VICTIM" OF THE STALLING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. SHE IS A NERVOUS WRECK BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SHORTLY SHE WILL BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH AN INFANT. MY FAMILY IS AT RISK EVERY TIME WE START THE ENGINE. TEAM DODGE MET WITH THE CHRYSLER REGIONAL MANAGER TO PLEAD OUR CASE AND SEEK A REMEDY. HIS RESPONSE WAS CALLOUS AND UNCARING. WE COULD TURN THE VEHICLE BACK SUBJECT TO PENALTIES FOR EARLY TERMINATION AND MILEAGE. IF WE SIMPLY TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK, CHRYSLER WOULD CLASSIFY IT AS A "REPOSSESSION." CHRYSLER IS ESSENTIALLY FORCING US TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE A VEHICLE THAT IS DANGEROUS TO US AND THE DRIVING PUBLIC. WHY ARE WE BEING PENALIZED FOR CHRYSLER'S DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? IF WE CAN NOT COME TO A RESOLUTION THAT IS HARMLESS TO US, WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. SINCERELY YOURS, JASON MILLER

I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 35500 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. THE VEHICLE STALLS PRIOR TO STOPPING. A VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND I SLOWED TO PREPARE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT BEFORE I REACHED THEM AND MY VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE NOT EXPECTING ME TO STOP AND ALMOST REARENDED ME. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. IT ALSO STALLED AT THE TOP OF EXIT 87 OFF I-40 NEAR JACKSON. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY ONE OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I ALSO SHOULD ADD THAT I HAD LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WHO "FIXED" THE PROBLEM 6 HOURS PRIOR TO THESE OCCURENCES. IT HAPPENED ONCE THE DAY BEFORE AND I TOOK IT TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY THE MORNING IN QUESTION.

2004 DODGE DURANGO EXPERIENCING ALOT OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*MR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE STARTED IDLING ROUGH BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ONE MONTH AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IT BLEW AGAIN.

STALLING WITHOUT WARNING IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. HAS STALLED THREE TIMES. DEALER SAYS NO CODES FOUND. CAN NOT DUPLICATE. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN WILLING OR ABLE TO FIX IT. *JB

WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP CAUSING THE RPMS TO GO UP TO 3500. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DODGE . *AK ON TERRAIN WHERE ONE WOULD LIKE TO GO SLOW DOWN SLOPE, ONE COULD IDLE DOWN TO 2 MPH BUT IF ONE TOUCH THE GAS TO INCREASE, IT WOULD GO TO 1500 RPM AND IF ONE DOES NOT HIT THE BRAKE, IT WOULD SLOW DOWN CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING TO 3500 RPM WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS MORE. *SC

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING AND BRAKES BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE FEB 24,2005. *NM DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS A SOFTWARE FIX BUT ADMITTED THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HEMI ENGINES. *EH

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE LOSES BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. VARIOUS REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXIST. THE MANUFACTURE CAN'T GUARANTEE THE FIX OR REMEDY PERFORMED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE ENGINE, AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. HE REENTERED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE BURNED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER FIRE. THIS TIME THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A THIRD FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

3X NOW MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT (HEMI) STALLS COMING TO A STOP. 1ST TIME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A ECU REFLASH. DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HEAR OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE DANGEROUS. VEHICLE HAS 2700 MILES ON IT AND IS 2 MONTHS OLD.*AK

MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 2 OCCASIONS. STEERING AND BRAKING ARE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JB THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON WHEN IT STALLED. *SC

I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY, CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY SO I HAD TO LIFT MY FOOT OF OF THE GAS - RPMS DROPPED, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE FREEWAY - LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE OFFRAMP. RESTARTED THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

MY 2004 SLT 4.7 DURANGO HAD BEEN IDLING, WHAT SEEMED ROUGH FOR A NEW VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAY (AFTER A HARD RAIN) WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE IDLE BECAME VERY PRONOUNCED. IT WAS TAKEN STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING. THEY PULLED THE SPRK PLUGS AND FOUND CORROSION AND RUST COVERING THE PLUG AND TOLD ME THAT WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE FIRING AREA. I SAW THE PLUG AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A MUCH OLDER VEHICLE, NOT A 2004. WELL AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, WE HAD ANOTHER HARD RAIN AND GUESS WHAT. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT ENGINEERS WERE GOING TO DESIGN A DEFLECTOR SHIELD TO STOP THIS PROBLEM AS ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T HAPPENED OFTEN IT HAS HAPPENED. ONLY THING IS, NO ONE CAN GIVE ME A TIME LINE ON WHEN THIS MIGHT BEGIN, LET ALONE BE COMPLETED. AND BEING A FEMALE, WHO TRAVELS ALOT AND ALONE.....WELL, NOW THATS WHY I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE... TO FEEL SOMEWHAT SAFE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM VENTS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK