2011 Dodge DURANGO problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. THE COMPONENT WAS ORDERED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE PART HAD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,218.

Owner-reported narrative. 18,218 miles reported. Look up ODI 10475864 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN IGNITION ON, SITTING IN VEHICLE LISTENING TO FM RADIO STATION, OVERHEAD REAR ELECTRIC HATCH BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND HATCH OPENED. JUST AFTER OPENING REAR HATCH, PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DOOR OPENED, RADIO AND DOME LIGHT SHUT OFF FOR 2 SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON TO 530AM. A FEW SECONDS LATER, SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. MINUTE OR TWO LATER, SAW GLOWING WIRE UNDER FLOOR CARPET BETWEEN FIREWALL AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO FIRE TOTALING VEHICLE. IN THE PERIOD APPROX. 2 MONTHS TO THIS, POWER STEERING WENT OUT…

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10486764 at NHTSA ↗

MY VEHICLE HAS PUSH BUTTON START. THE BATTERY IN THE REMOTE THAT CONTROLS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DIE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO START. TOOK THE REMOTES TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE BATTERIES CHANGED. THEY MANAGED TO DAMAGE THE PROGRAMMING TO THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. IT WAS NO LONGER STALLING. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE PROGRAMMING WAS OFF AND THE TIP MODULE WAS GONE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY COULD NOT OFFER FURTHER DETAILS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 42,108 miles reported. Look up ODI 10526271 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TPIM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542058 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, FCW LIGHT COMES ON, RPM'S RUN HIGH AND CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. MUST RIDE THE BRAKE AND BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN THAT HAPPENS AS CAR TRIES TO JUMP/ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WORRY THAT THIS WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT. CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX. HAVE CONSULTED CORPORATE AND PUT THE WORD OUT TO OTHER DEALERS BUT TO NO AVAIL. JUST GOT CAR BACK AGAIN AFTER DEALER HAVING FOR THE ENTIRE DAY AND PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN. PLA…

Owner-reported narrative. 21,659 miles reported. Look up ODI 10483558 at NHTSA ↗

DODGE DURANGO 2011 CREW-TRACTION DEFECT. GOT THE CAR 12/23/11. ON 1/12/12, DURING SNOW STORM. I LEFT WORK, CAR WOULD NOT STAY ON THE ROAD, SLID SIDEWAYS AS I TURNED. I WAS ON THE PHONE W/CO-WORKER WHO WAS BEHIND ME. I ASKED IF HE SAW MY CAR SLIDE, HE SAID YES, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD SO TOLD HIM I HAD TO GO.I DROVE TO PEORIA. I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. WENT TO SWIM MEET, THEN HEADED HOME DOWN KNOXVILLE AVE. MAYBE10 MPH, VERY CAUTIOUS, EVERYONE WAS PASSING ME. SIGNAL TURNED YELLOW, THEN RED, BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES W…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10497598 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE WOULD NOT START WITH MULTIPLE IGNITION ATTEMPTS. ENGINE WOULD SPORADICALLY START AND BEGIN TO IDLE, WITHIN SECONDS IDLE RPM WOULD PROGRESSIVELY DECREASE INCITING KNOCKING NOISES AND SEVERE SHAKING, ULTIMATELY CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTOFF. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS PROBLEM WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH INSTRUCTED THE REMOVAL OF THE PUSH/START BUTTON FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND TO UTILIZE THE KEY FOB FOR IGNITION; CITING POSSIBLE PUSH/START BUTTON MALFUNCTION. THIS IGNITION METHOD RESOLVED PROBLEM FOR INITIAL INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY…

Owner-reported narrative. 40,154 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542179 at NHTSA ↗

MY SUV STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I KEPT DRIVING IT FOR 2 DAYS. THE STALLING CONTINUED DAILY AND IT TOOK A FEW ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. ONE NIGHT WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED, IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. HOWEVER, THE SOUND OF AIR BEING RELEASED WASN'T ANY OF MY TIRES. THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM UNDER NEATH THE CAR LIKE WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTEREY AND TESTED IT OUT OVER THE WEEKEND. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS A…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10542281 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS UNSAFE ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BACK ON 6/10/11 WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE. HAVING A CASE WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE SINCE BACK IN JUNE, THEY HAVE NOW TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HAVEN DRIVEN 3 OTHER 20…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,429 miles reported. Look up ODI 10419173 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED. MOMENTS LATER, THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10451863 at NHTSA ↗

SOUND WHEN THE CAR STOPS AND STARTS AND WHEN IT PASSES THROUGH UNEVEN FLOORS, ALSO WHEN THE CAR IN THE CITY AND TO AND AFTER A WHILE ARRACO EMPIESA TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION VERY STRONG AND FEEL LIKE HITTING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10451084 at NHTSA ↗

TRADED IN 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY IN NOV 2010 TO 2010 TOWN AND COUNTRY NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ALSO HAD MAJOR BRAKE ISSUES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT AT FOUR WAY INTERCHANGE. TRADED IT IN TAKING NEG.EQUITY TO 2011 DURANGO IN OCT 2011 IT HAS NUMEROUS ISSUE INCLUDING UP AND DOWN IDLE BULBS BLOWING WHEN WASHED THRU AUTO WASH AC PROBS. POWER STEERING BEGINING WHINE NOISE HAD BRAKES REPAIRED HARD SHIFTING COMPUTER FLASHED DEALER CANT FIGURE OUT PROBLEMS CALLED CORPORATION WAITING FOR REPLY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 75 miles reported. Look up ODI 10514444 at NHTSA ↗