2008 Dodge DURANGO problems and owner complaints

WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, AUTOMATIC GAS SHUT-OFF FAILS AND GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. PRESENTS A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO FILL THE TRUCK UP COMPLETELY. TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10326294 at NHTSA ↗

ON MY 2008 DURANGO, THE "FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE" HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT DODGE RECALLED SOME 2005 DURANGOS FOR IN 2009 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V003000) AT EACH FILL-UP, NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION, WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED UP, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF - A LARGE AMOUNT (1 GAL OR SO) OF GAS LITERALLY "SPEWS" FROM THE GAS TANK FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 10 SECONDS. THIS GAS WILL SPRAY THE PERSON PUMPING THE GAS, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE AND SURROUNDING AREA. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY H…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365798 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED WHILE CRANKING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CARS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND THE MESSAGE BOARDS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR NEAR-CRASHES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10465870 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED MY 2008 DURANGO FROM HERB CHAMBERS FEB 4, 2013 SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR SEVERAL SUSPENSION NOISES (AT LEAST 3 TIMES) IN OCT 2013 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK IN COMPLAINING THAT THE SUSPENSION IS NOISY OVER ALL TYPES OF BUMPS. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STABILIZER LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND THAT THEY HAD TO BE ORDERED, THAT IS WHEN THE WAITING GAME STARTED. I AM STILL WAITING ON THE LINKS AND MY VEHICLE IS GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT THAT WHEN TAKING TURNS, GOING OVER BUMPS (BIG OR SMALL) THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10614473 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 08-23-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE STEERING DAMPENER AND MOUNTING BRACKETS WERE R…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10466791 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN AND EVERYTIME VECH. IS REFUELED, GET BLOWBACK OF FUEL. DURING 1 TRIP, FUEL RAN BACK DOWN OUTSIDE OF FILL PIPE AND GAS TANK, AND HIT HOT MUFFLER, LUCKLY IT DID NOT IGNITE. CAN'T FILL GAS TANK MORE THAN HALF WAY, WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING. CALLED DEALER, SERVICE MGR. TOOK VIN#, SAID WASN'T COVER UNDER RECALL OF ANY TYPE, BUT WILL CORRECT PROBLEM WITH NEW GAS TANK FOR APROX. $1000. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT HAPPEN TWICE NOW, IS ELECT. SYSTEM GOES OUT, LOOSING ALL POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES, THIS HAPPEN TWICE. ONE TIME WAS WHILE TOWING CAMPER ON INT…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10734722 at NHTSA ↗

TAKATA RECALL, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL DOES NOT FUNCTION ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE WINDOW IT ROLLS DOWN ON IT'S OWN. MY DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK OR LICENSE NUMBER TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ME BEING STOPPED BY STATE TROOPERS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY/ COUNTY POLICE ON A LOCAL ROAD. NOT USING A SIGNAL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IS A VIOLATION. NOT HAVING BREAK LIGHTS FUNCTIONING WHEN AT A STOP IS ALSO A VIOLATION. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FAULTY WIRES AND IS A S…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10948383 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10509370 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN DRIVING OVER AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR MAKING A SUDDEN TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A UNKNOWN SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10744714 at NHTSA ↗

THE TRANSMISSION PUTS ITSELF INTO 4WD SOMETIMES WITH AN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT, SOMETIMES WITHOUT. IT DOES THIS BOTH WHEN STOPPED AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT WHEN I SEARCHED THIS ONLINE. IT'S A 2008 MODEL BUT IT'S A RELATIVELY NEW CAR FOR ME SO, THAT IS WHY I'M JUST MENTIONING IT NOW. IN THE FEW MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED NO FEWER THAN 10 TIMES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I DID NOT CRASH ON EITHER OF THOSE OCCASIONS BUT, IT WAS VERY CLOSE BOTH TIMES. …

Owner-reported narrative. 130,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11046191 at NHTSA ↗