Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 42000 | ||
| Passenger side airbag warning light goes on after driving aprox 5 miles. does not go off until vehicle is turned off. | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Airbag sensor and rear liftgate. airbag sensor has been replaced twice. once by me at my cost through the dealer and once by them as it was under warranty. it is on again and i refuse to pay for the fix again as this seems to be a trend. liftgate just stopped unlocking/opening. non-powered liftgate. only way to open the liftgate is by unlocking it with the key fob and or the electric unlock panel on the drivers side door. there is no way to open this liftgate manually. no keyhole or escape latch inside the liftgate door. i am getting this fixed as the dealer said something was jammed in the mechanical device. i asked if i jammed something and they said nope it was a mechanical issue. $369.99 for the new electronic lock and mechanism. i have read in other forums that the 2005 durango's and caravans have had similar issues and that the fix was approximately 350 dollars. *tr | |||
| 03/22/2007 | 4 | 09/06/2005 | |
| My 2005 durango had the airbag light go on 4 times now. each time it has been taken to the dealer's service department, and they fixed the problem, but gave it 4 to 5 months for the light to comeson again, same thing was fixed and it happened again 4 to 5 months later, thiswas a safety issue when it came to the airbag. i traveled with an infant in this car ,and i wondered if my airbag will go off while i'm driving or if i was to have an accident will it deploy???? right now the card is at the dealership again for the same problem i am to the point i did not fee safe driving this car. *ak | |||
| 02/04/2007 | 6500 | 6 | 03/31/2006 |
| Multiple chronic issues with 2005 durango. air bag warning lamp comes on at startup and remains for multiple restarts, engine stalling, vent system whistling at 50 mph. *jb | |||
| 01/17/2006 | 1400 | 1 | 11/21/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy. when making a left hand turn, the vehicle was struck by a train. the point of impact was on the driver's side door. the vehicle was pushed 10 meters by the train from the original point of impact. the vehicle was equipped with both front and side curtain airbags. the driver's seat and left rear passenger seat were pushed over 4 inches from their original positions. although, the driver and passengers were wearing safety restraints, the contact sustained massive injuries. the contact received 13 skull fractures and broken ribs. the police filed a report at the scene. the insurance company has possession of the vehicle and deemed it totaled. | |||
| 07/26/2005 | 350 | 4 | 07/26/2005 |
| Engine stalls at freeway/highway speeds causing loss of control - numerous electrical failures - transmission - a/c blows both cold & hot air at same time - power switches getting hot to touch - repairing dealer has been unable to fix - each time it is worked on - problems multiply after they flash/reprogrammed pcm/computer | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/25/2010 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 2005 dodge durango passenger airbag sensor light will not turn off .... so when no one is in the seat at this point i don't feel the airbag will go off during a crash .... as it may be sensing a possible child's weight in the seat. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2005 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Passenger airbag turns off without anyone in seat, or with someone in seat who exceeds weight limit.. not all the time,but sporadically. have had it into dodge dealership numerous times, even had a dodge/chrysler specialist fly in to repair. still not repaired. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2007 | 37140 | 40 | 03/31/2006 |
| Driver airbag warning lamp comes on intermittently, and vehicle stalls. been back tot he dealer numerous times and all modules reprogrammed over and over with no resolution. *tr | |||
| 01/19/2006 | 18000 | 1 | 01/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph in a curve the vehicle crashed and the air bags did not deploy. the contact tried to avoid a road hazard and lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into a tree. as a result of the crash, neither front air bags deployed. the contact was wearing a seat belt; however, the contact sustained a whiplash injury. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs after being inspected by the insurance company. the insurance company is having the vehicle repaired. the police were not involved since the accident happened near the residence on a country road. daimler chrysler denied any responsibility, claiming that their inspection revealed that the threshold for air bag deployment was not met. the impact was absorbed by the vehicle's crush points. also, during electronic testing no fault codes appeared that would have indicated any malfunction at the time of the incident. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/19/2005 | 6766 | 3 | 07/19/2005 |
| Air bag light comes on. has been reported to dealer 3 times. *ak | |||
| 07/30/2005 | 3 | 11/16/2004 | |
| Dt: the contact stated the sun roof was making a noise. he took the vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the sun roof. after replacement rain leaked in through the sunroof assembly and flooded the vehicle. the sun roof was replaced again and the noise returned. additionally, the seat belt light came on while the seat belt was in use. the dealership disconnected the sensor, and ordered replacement parts for the entire seat belt assembly. the air bag light came on with no warning. the dealership ordered parts for repair of the air bag. *ak | |||
| 06/08/2005 | 2500 | 4 | 05/01/2005 |
| Dt: the airbag light continued to come on. the vehicle has been to the dealer numerous times. there have been no crashes. this was a brand new vehicle. repairs were done on the ignition switch and instrument cluster. this was thought to be related to the reason why the air bag light continued to come on. the air bags had not deployed. the light for the passenger's side airbag and the driver's side continued to illuminate intermittently. the vehicle is currently at the dealer for this problem. *ak updated 12/27/05. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 03/03/2005 | 500 | 6 | 02/17/2005 |
| Dt: engine stalled about 5 different times while slowing down. she started vehicle and it died while she was sitting still. dealer did not know what the cause of the problem was, and they didn't know if it will be covered by the warranty. manufacturer has not been contacted yet.*ak update 11/15/05. *jb....contact complained about vehicle stalling. manufacturer's recall of fuel tank, and airbag light problem. in regard to stalling, the contact was told by the dealership that the stalling problem could not be repeated by service technicians and that no codes were available after computer diagnosis. then, was told to start vehicle when it stalls the next time and have it towed directly to the dealership. in this way, they would be able to obtain the code for the problem. also, they told the contact that the idle wasn't correct and they adjusted it appropriately. concerning the fuel tank recall, after recall service was performed, the fuel tank was replaced. finally the driver's side airbag light would come on and stay on during vehicle operation. the dealership investigated it and found a wire problem which they repaired. *ak | |||